Shakespeare's ideas
Subtitle: more things in heaven and earth
By: David Bevington.
Series: Blackwell great minds
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781405167956; 9781405167963
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Philosophy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: A natural philosopher; value: Lust in action: Shakespeare's ideas on sex and gender; value: What is honour? Shakespeare's ideas on politics and political theory; value: Hold the mirror up to nature: Shakespeare's ideas on writing and acting; value: Pray you now, forget and forgive: Shakespeare's ideas on religious controversy and issues of faith; value: Is man no more than this? Shakespeare's ideas on scepticism, doubt, pessimism, misanthropy; value: Here our play has ending: ideas of closure in the late plays; value: Credo.