Philosophers on Shakespeare

Zusatztext "This is a timely, thoughtful, and well-conceived project that gives readers a strong sampling of philosophical approaches to Shakespeare. One of Kottman's gifts is his extraordinary ability to stage real questions of continuing urgency. A sense of genuine engagement and creative re-encounter with the legacy of Shakespeare runs through the selected essays, as well as Kottman's lucid, determined, and compassionate introduction." Informationen zum Autor Paul A. Kottman is Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at the New School, where he teaches at Eugene Lang College, the New School for Liberal Arts, and in Liberal Studies at the New School for Social Research. He is the author of A Politics of the Scene (Stanford, 2008) and Tragic Conditions in Shakespeare (2009). Klappentext This volume assembles for the first time writings from the past two hundred years by philosophers engaging the dramatic work of William Shakespeare. Zusammenfassung This volume assembles for the first time writings from the past two hundred years by philosophers engaging the dramatic work of William Shakespeare.

Product details

• Authors: Paul A. Kottman
• Assisted by: Paul Kottman (Editor), Paul A Kottman (Editor), Paul A. Kottman (Editor)
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.08.2009
• EAN: 9780804759205
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-5920-5
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies