Shakespeare and the Truth-Teller - Confronting the Cynic Ideal

Informationen zum Autor David Hershinow is Director of the Writing Center at the City University of New York Graduate Center. Klappentext Examines the early modern reception of classical Cynicism and the rise of literary realism Highlighting the necessity of literary thinking to political philosophy, this book explores Shakespeare's responses to sixteenth-century debates over the revolutionary potential of Cynic critical activity - debates that persist in later centuries and inform major developments in Western intellectual history. Analysing cynic characterisations of Lear's Fool, Hamlet and Timon of Athens, Hershinow presents new ways of thinking about modernity's engagement with classical models and literature's engagement with politics. David Hershinow is Director of the Writing Center at the City University of New York Graduate Centre. Zusammenfassung Highlighting the necessity of literary thinking to political philosophy, this book explores Shakespeare's responses to sixteenth-century debates over the revolutionary potential of Cynic critical activity.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Hershinow, Hershinow David
• Editore: Edinburgh University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781474439589
• ISBN: 978-1-4744-3958-9
• Pagine: 264
• Serie: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Shakespeare and Philosophy; Edinburgh Critical Studies in
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese