Shakespeare’s Moral Compass
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-3287-0 (ISBN)
This ground-breaking study fearlessly combines latest research in evolutionary psychology, historical scholarship and philosophy to answer a question that has eluded critics for centuries: what is Shakespeare’s moral vision? At a political and cultural moment in which many of us are taking stock and looking for meaning, and in which moral outrage and polarisation seem endemic, this book radically reimagines how we might approach great works of literature to find some answers.
Key Features
Provocatively outlines how we might read literature for ethical contentBrings latest research on morality from evolutionary psychology and sociology to bear on the study of Shakespeare’s playsComprehensive coverage of moral philosophy in Shakespeare’s time and place, including the impact of the Renaissance, the Reformation and the rise of capitalismPlots ‘Shakespeare’s moral compass’ on six foundations (Authority, Loyalty, Fairness, Sanctity, Care, Liberty) with a chapter on each
Neema Parvini is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Surrey. His previous books include Shakespeare’s History Plays (EUP, 2012), Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory (Bloomsbury, 2012), Shakespeare and Cognition (Palgrave, 2015) and Shakespeare and New Historicist Theory (Bloomsbury, 2017).
Acknowledgements
Part 1: Conflicting Moral Visions
Chapter 1: Navigating Shakespeare’s Moral Compass
Chapter 2: The Constrained Vision of Evolutionary Ethics
Chapter 3: Moral Philosophy in England during the Time of Shakespeare
Chapter 4: The Reformation, Capitalism and Ethics in England during the 1590s and early 1600s
Part 2: Shakespeare’s Moral Compass
Chapter 5: Past Reflections on Shakespeare and Morality
Chapter 6: Authority
Chapter 7: Loyalty
Chapter 8: Fairness
Chapter 9: Sanctity
Chapter 10: Care
Chapter 11: Liberty
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.11.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Edinburgh Critical Studies in Shakespeare and Philosophy |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 650 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4744-3287-5 / 1474432875 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4744-3287-0 / 9781474432870 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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