Raspa, Anthony. Shakespeare the Renaissance humanist : moral philosophy and his plays

Folger bibliographic ID: 346110
Folger call number: PR3007 .R37 2016
Folger holdings ID: 496899

"Shakespeare the Renaissance Humanist is a study of the moral philosophy that underlay the"street" humanism in the mind of Shakespeare's spectator when he went to see Hamlet or King Lear at the Globe. The work examines how his plays reflected the moral philosophy that his spectators were living in their daily lives"--

General notes

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents

Shakespeare, the Critics, and Humanism -- Metaphysics as the Way Things Are: King John and Hamlet -- The Wisdom of King Lear -- Macbeth's Imagination as Fatal Flaw -- Beauty and Misfortune in Romeo and Juliet -- Of Animals and Men: The Tempest

Extended title: Shakespeare the Renaissance humanist : moral philosophy and his plays / Anthony Raspa

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Humanism in literature Ethics in literature Literature and morals LITERARY CRITICISM

author: Raspa, Anthony
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616