Philosophical Pearls of the Shakespearean Deep

Informationen zum Autor By Farhang Zabeeh Klappentext Offers many fresh insights that will give even longtime readers of Shakespeare a new appreciation of the great master. Scholars have long debated the extent of Shakespeare's education. Although his friend and admirer Ben Jonson said of him! "thou hadst small Latine and lesse Greek!" Shakespeare's plays reveal a wide familiarity with literary and philosophical works from the Renaissance! the Middle Ages! and the classical age. Philosopher Farhang Zabeeh delves into this fascinating topic in this detailed study of the philosophical influences evident in Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. Readers will be surprised and delighted to discover in Shakespeare unmistakable echoes of Plato! Aristotle! Cicero! Dante! Montaigne! and other famous thinkers. In one chapter! the author makes a convincing case that one of the bard's most famous comic characters! John Falstaff! is a parody of Socrates. In other chapters! he demonstrates indirect references to Plato in Shakespearean passages concerning appearance versus reality! as well as the influence of Aristotle's ethics. Other common philosophical themes evident in the plays concern the nature of time! subjectivity versus objectivity! and political and moral values. Zusammenfassung Offers fresh new insights that may give even long-time readers of Shakespeare a new appreciation of the bard's works. This volume delves into this topic with a detailed study of the philosophical influences evident in Shakespeare's plays and sonnets.

Product details

• Authors: Farhang Zabeeh, Zabeeh Farhang
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.12.2012
• EAN: 9781616146528
• ISBN: 978-1-61614-652-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, Popular philosophy, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights