Shakespeare As A Way Of Life
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Shakespeare As A Way Of Life
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Author : James Kuzner
language : en
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
Release Date : 2016-04-01
Shakespeare As A Way Of Life written by James Kuzner and has been published by Fordham Univ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-01 with Philosophy categories.
Shakespeare as a Way of Life shows how reading Shakespeare helps us to live with epistemological weakness and even to practice this weakness, to make it a way of life. In a series of close readings, Kuzner shows how Hamlet, Lucrece, Othello, The Winter’s Tale, The Tempest, and Timon of Athens, impel us to grapple with basic uncertainties: how we can be free, whether the world is abundant, whether we have met the demands of love and social life. To Kuzner, Shakespeare’s skepticism doesn’t have the enabling potential of Keats’s heroic “negativity capability,” but neither is that skepticism the corrosive disease that necessarily issues in tragedy. While sensitive to both possibilities, Kuzner offers a way to keep negative capability negative while making skepticism livable. Rather than light the way to empowered, liberal subjectivity, Shakespeare’s works demand lasting disorientation, demand that we practice the impractical so as to reshape the frames by which we view and negotiate the world. The act of reading Shakespeare cannot yield the practical value that cognitive scientists and literary critics attribute to it. His work neither clarifies our sense of ourselves, of others, or of the world; nor heartens us about the human capacity for insight and invention; nor sharpens our ability to appreciate and adjudicate complex problems of ethics and politics. Shakespeare’s plays, rather, yield cognitive discomforts, and it is just these discomforts that make them worthwhile.
The Secret Life Of William Shakespeare
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Author : Jude Morgan
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2014-04-01
The Secret Life Of William Shakespeare written by Jude Morgan and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-01 with Fiction categories.
Named One of Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Books of 2014 There are so few established facts about how the son of a glove maker from Warwickshire became one of the greatest writers of all time that some people doubt he could really have written so many astonishing plays. We know that he married Anne Hathaway, who was pregnant and six years older than he, at the age of eighteen, and that one of their children died of the plague. We know that he left Stratford to seek his fortune in London, and eventually succeeded. He was clearly an unwilling craftsman, ambitious actor, resentful son, almost good-enough husband. But when and how did he also become a genius? The Secret Life of William Shakespeare pulls back the curtain to imagine what it might have really been like to be Shakespeare before a seemingly ordinary man became a legend. In the hands of acclaimed historical novelist Jude Morgan, this is a brilliantly convincing story of unforgettable richness, warmth, and immediacy.
A Year In The Life Of William Shakespeare
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Author : James Shapiro
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-13
A Year In The Life Of William Shakespeare written by James Shapiro and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-13 with History categories.
Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize’s 25th Anniversary Winner of Winners award What accounts for Shakespeare’s transformation from talented poet and playwright to one of the greatest writers who ever lived? In this gripping account, James Shapiro sets out to answer this question, "succeed[ing] where others have fallen short." (Boston Globe) 1599 was an epochal year for Shakespeare and England. During that year, Shakespeare wrote four of his most famous plays: Henry the Fifth, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, and, most remarkably, Hamlet; Elizabethans sent off an army to crush an Irish rebellion, weathered an Armada threat from Spain, gambled on a fledgling East India Company, and waited to see who would succeed their aging and childless queen. James Shapiro illuminates both Shakespeare’s staggering achievement and what Elizabethans experienced in the course of 1599, bringing together the news and the intrigue of the times with a wonderful evocation of how Shakespeare worked as an actor, businessman, and playwright. The result is an exceptionally immediate and gripping account of an inspiring moment in history.
The Life Of William Shakespeare
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Author : Lois Potter
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2012-05-07
The Life Of William Shakespeare written by Lois Potter and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-07 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing. Written by an eminent Shakespearean scholar and experienced theatre reviewer Pays particular attention to Shakespeare's theatrical contemporaries and the ways in which they influenced his writing Offers an intriguing account of the life and work of the great poet-dramatist structured around the idea of memory Explores often neglected literary and historical contexts that illuminate Shakespeare's life and works
Shakespeare And The Political Way
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Author : Elizabeth Frazer
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-08-30
Shakespeare And The Political Way written by Elizabeth Frazer and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-30 with Political Science categories.
Studies of Shakespeare and politics often ask the question whether his dramas are on the side of aristocratic or monarchical sovereign authority, or are on the side of those who resist; whether he endorses a standard view of male and patriarchal authority, or whether his cross-dressing heroines put him among feminist thinkers. Scholars also show that Shakespeare's representations of rule, revolt, and arguments about laws and constitutions draw on and allude to stories and real events that were contemporaneous for him, as well as historical ones. Building on scholarship about Shakespeare and politics, this book argues that Shakespeare's representations and stagings of political power, sovereignty, resistance, and controversy are more complex. The merits of political life, as opposed to life governed by monetary exchange, religious truth, supernatural power, military heroism, or interpersonal love, are rehearsed in the plots. And the clashing and contradictory meanings of politics -- its association with free truthful speech but also with dishonest hypocrisy, with open action and argument as much as occult behind the scenes manoevring -- are dramatized by him, to show that although violence, lies, and authoritarianism do often win out in the world there is another kind of politics, and a political way that we would do well to follow when we can. The book offers original readings of the characters and plots of Shakespeare's dramas in order to illustrate the subtlety of his pictures of political power, how it works, and what is wrong and right with it.
The Medieval Crossbow
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Author : ELLIS-GORMAN STUART
language : en
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Release Date : 2022-05-30
The Medieval Crossbow written by ELLIS-GORMAN STUART and has been published by Pen & Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-30 with categories.
The crossbow is an iconic weapon of the Middle Ages and, alongside the longbow, one of the most effective ranged weapons of the pre-gunpowder era. Unfortunately, despite its general fame it has been decades since an in-depth history of the medieval crossbow has been published, which is why Stuart Ellis-Gorman's detailed, accessible, and highly illustrated study is so valuable. The Medieval Crossbow approaches the history of the crossbow from two directions. The first is a technical study of the design and construction of the medieval crossbow, the many different kinds of crossbows used during the Middle Ages, and finally a consideration of the relationship between crossbows and art. The second half of the book explores the history of the crossbow, from its origins in ancient China to its decline in sixteenth-century Europe. Along the way it explores the challenges in deciphering the crossbow's early medieval history as well as its prominence in warfare and sport shooting in the High and Later Middle Ages. This fascinating book brings together the work of a wide range of accomplished crossbow scholars and incorporates the author's own original research to create an account of the medieval crossbow that will appeal to anyone looking to gain an insight into one of the most important weapons of the Middle Ages.
William Shakespeare
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Author : Ari Berk
language : en
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Release Date : 2010
William Shakespeare written by Ari Berk and has been published by Candlewick Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Describes Shakespeare's experiences in London and his retirement to the country in a fictional account that includes excerpts from his works.
The Life And Genius Of Shakespeare
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Author : Thomas Kenny
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1864
The Life And Genius Of Shakespeare written by Thomas Kenny and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1864 with Dramatists, English categories.
The Man Shakespeare And His Tragic Life Story
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Author : Frank Harris
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-12-03
The Man Shakespeare And His Tragic Life Story written by Frank Harris and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In "The Man Shakespeare and His Tragic Life Story," Frank Harris ventures into the enigmatic life of William Shakespeare, blending biographical inquiry with dramatic interpretation. Harris employs a vivid narrative style, rich in personal anecdotes and historical context, effectively bringing to life the complexities of Shakespeare's character and the social milieu of Elizabethan England. Through a detailed examination of known facts and educated speculation, Harris unveils the emotional turbulence behind the playwright's most enduring works, emphasizing the poignant interplay between Shakespeare'Äôs personal experiences and his art. Frank Harris was an Irish-American journalist, novelist, and playwright known for his provocative views and passionate engagement with literary topics. His bohemian lifestyle and relentless pursuit of truth, paired with a series of controversial friendships, significantly shaped his perception of literature and its creators. This background propelled Harris to explore Shakespeare'Äôs life with an intensity that reflects his belief in the intimate connection between an artist's life and their creations, drawing upon an extensive range of sources to construct a compelling narrative. "The Man Shakespeare and His Tragic Life Story" is an essential read for anyone captivated by the Bard'Äôs work or interested in the destructive forces that can shape the human spirit. Harris's passionate exploration offers invaluable insights into Shakespeare'Äôs life and serves as a profound commentary on the nature of genius amid personal tragedy, making it a must-have for both scholars and casual readers alike.
Shakespeare Quotations
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Author : William Shakespeare
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2022-10-27
Shakespeare Quotations written by William Shakespeare and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-27 with Drama categories.
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