| Description |
1 online resource (209 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Publishers' Note; 1. The Terentian Pattern; 2. Love's Labour's Lost; 3. The Romance of the Rose; 4. The Two Gentlemen of Verona; 5. Terence Elaborated; 6. Romeo and Juliet; 7. Conclusion; Author's Shakespearean References; Author's Other References; Chaucer Glossary; Index |
| Summary |
Offering an unusual and exceptionally clear insight into Shakespeare's philosophy and a viewpoint seldom considered, this book argues that his philosophy was consistent, consciously held, and profoundly Christian. Showing that Shakespeare appreciated the danger faced in writing at a time of major religious intolerance, it explains how the playwright used the medieval allegory of love to veil his ideas. Fresh and fascinating, this record also demonstrates that, even in his earliest work, Shakespeare was moving toward the universal ideas of love, fo |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Philosophy.
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| SUBJECT |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast |
| Subject |
Love in literature.
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Philosophy, Medieval.
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DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Love in literature
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Philosophy
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Philosophy, Medieval
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780856834073 |
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0856834076 |
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