Shakespeare's Philosophy Discovering the Meaning Behind the Plays

Name: Shakespeare's Philosophy Discovering the Meaning Behind the Plays
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ISBN: 9780060856168

ISBN-10: 0060856165

ISBN-13: 9780060856168

Edition: N/A

Authors: Colin McGinn, Colin Mcginn

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Shakespeare's plays are usually studied by literary scholars and historians and the books about him from those perspectives are legion. It is most unusual for a trained philosopher to give us his insight, as Colin McGinn does here, into six of Shakespeare's greatest playsA Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, and The Tempest. In his brilliant commentary, McGinn explores Shakespeare's philosophy of life and illustrates how he was influenced, for example, by the essays of Montaigne that were translated into English while Shakespeare was writing. In addition to chapters on the great plays, there are also essays on Shakespeare and gender and his plays from the…

Book details

List price: $14.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 11/20/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English