Shakespeare attacks bigotry
Subtitle: a close reading of six plays
By: Elaine L. Robinson.
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780786440399
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation; Race in literature; Toleration in literature
Description: "The book examines six of Shakespeare's plays--Titus Andronicus, The Merchant of Venice, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth--and explores how they satirized humanism's grounding in Aristotle's philosophy of slavery and supremacy. Shakespeare used characters like Hamlet and Aaron the Moor to lampoon that bigotry, and his stance against racism and humanism revealed his Catholic faith"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.