Shakespeare and the Good Life

Ethics and Politics in Dramatic Form

David Lowenthal (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

1997
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-0-8476-8844-9 (ISBN)

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In this engaging and accessible book, distinguished scholar David Lowenthal demonstrates that each of Shakespeare's plays examines certain fundamental issues of moral and political life. Lowenthal discusses some of the Bard's best-known plays, and elicits the problem (and solution) occupying each one. Every component of a Shakespearean drama, argues Lowenthal, including plot, characters, and speeches, can be understood and explained as deriving from the particular issue that play examines. However, Shakespeare wanted to be known as a poet, not a philosopher. Lowenthal shows how and why Shakespeare achieved his goal, and in so doing he illuminates Shakespeare's artistry in a unique and compelling way. Anyone who has marveled at the beauty and complexity of the plays of Shakespeare will be grateful for Lowenthal's insightful exploration of their deeper meaning.

David Lowenthal is adjunct professor of political science at Boston College. He has published a translation of Montesquieu's Greatness and Decline of the Romans, and has contributed essays on Shakespeare, Montesquieu, and constitutional issues to numerous books and journals.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	20.11.1997
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	549 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
ISBN-10	0-8476-8844-5 / 0847688445
ISBN-13	978-0-8476-8844-9 / 9780847688449
Zustand	Neuware