Shakespeares Exiles

Shakespeare's Exiles addresses fundamental ethical, political, and anthropological questions by looking at two of Shakespeare's most eccentric big men.

List of contents

1 Introduction
2 The Hunger Artist of Athens
3 The Last Temptation of Prospero
4 Epilogue: Atonement

About the author

Richard van Oort received his PhD from the University of California, Irvine in 2002, and was visiting assistant professor and postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia until 2007, when he joined the English department at the University of Victoria. He is the author of Shakespeare's Big Men: Tragedy and the Problem of Resentment (University of Toronto Press, 2016) and Shakespeare's Mad Men: A Crisis of Authority (Stanford University Press, 2022).

Summary

Shakespeare’s Exiles addresses fundamental ethical, political, and anthropological questions by looking at two of Shakespeare’s most eccentric big men.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Van Oort
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.01.2025
• EAN: 9781032823904
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3282390-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Routledge Studies in Shakespeare
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, DRAMA / Shakespeare, Literary studies: general, Literary theory, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean, shakespeare;exile;Duke of Milan;anthropology