New Mimesis - Shakespeare and the Representation of Reality

Klappentext In pursuit of a powerful! common-sense argument about realism! renowned scholar A. D. Nuttall discusses English eighteenth-century and French neo-classical conceptions of realism! and considers" Julius Caesar!" "Coriolanus!" "The Merchant of Venice!" "Othello!" and both parts of "King Henry IV" as a prolonged feat of mimesis! with particular emphasis on Shakespeare's perception of society and culture as subject to historical change. Shakespeare is chosen as the great example of realism because he addresses not only the stable characteristics but also the flux of things! and he is thus seen as a perceiver of that flux and not a mere specimen. An acknowledged classic of literary studies! "A New Mimesis "is reissued here with a new preface by the author. Zusammenfassung In pursuit of a common-sense argument about realism! this work discusses English 18th-century and French neo-classical conceptions of realism! and considers "Julius Caesar"! "Coriolanus"! "The Merchant of Venice"! "Othello"! and both parts of "King Henry IV" as a feat of mimesis! with emphasis on Shakespeare's perception of society and culture.

Product details

• Authors: A D Nuttall, A. D. Nuttall, Nuttall A. D.
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.04.2007
• EAN: 9780300118650
• ISBN: 978-0-300-11865-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Fiction; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean