Shakespeare's Tragic SkepticismYale University Press, 1. 1. 2002 - 283 strán (strany) Readers of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies have long noted the absence of readily explainable motivations for some of Shakespeare's greatest characters: why does Hamlet delay his revenge for so long? Why does King Lear choose to renounce his power? Why is Othello so vulnerable to Iago's malice? But while many critics have chosen to overlook these omissions or explain them away, Millicent Bell demonstrates that they are essential elements of Shakespeare's philosophy of doubt. Examining the major tragedies, Millicent Bell reveals the persistent strain of philosophical skepticism. Like his contemporary, Montaigne, Shakespeare repeatedly calls attention to the essential unknowability of our world. In a period of social, political, and religious upheaval, uncertainty hovered over matters great and small--the succession of the crown, the death of loved ones from plague, the failure of a harvest. Tumultuous social conditions raised ultimate questions for Shakespeare, Bell argues, and ultimately provoked in him a skepticism which casts shadows of existential doubt over his greatest masterpieces. |
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... Tragedies . 2. Shakespeare , William , 1564-1616 - Philosophy . 3. Skepticism in literature . 4. Tragedy . I. Title . 2002 PR2983.B45 822.3'3 - dc21 2002003122 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library . The ...
... Tragedies . 2. Shakespeare , William , 1564-1616 - Philosophy . 3. Skepticism in literature . 4. Tragedy . I. Title . 2002 PR2983.B45 822.3'3 - dc21 2002003122 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library . The ...
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... tragedies which I see not as faults of craft but as part of Shakespeare's poetic - dramatic ver- sion of reality and ... tragedy " may be said with equal truth to lie in action issu- ing from character , or in character issuing from ...
... tragedies which I see not as faults of craft but as part of Shakespeare's poetic - dramatic ver- sion of reality and ... tragedy " may be said with equal truth to lie in action issu- ing from character , or in character issuing from ...
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... Tragedy : Religion , Ideol- ogy , and Power in the Drama of Shakespeare's Contemporaries ( 1984 ) , said that the play " repudiates the essentialism which the human- ist reading of it presupposes . " I have been influenced by this view ...
... Tragedy : Religion , Ideol- ogy , and Power in the Drama of Shakespeare's Contemporaries ( 1984 ) , said that the play " repudiates the essentialism which the human- ist reading of it presupposes . " I have been influenced by this view ...
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... Tragedy ( 1983 ) , argues that King Lear " refuses to fulfill the generic promise inherent in its story . " Accord ... tragedies without taking account of the presence of such im- mediate historic realities as threats against the crown ...
... Tragedy ( 1983 ) , argues that King Lear " refuses to fulfill the generic promise inherent in its story . " Accord ... tragedies without taking account of the presence of such im- mediate historic realities as threats against the crown ...
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... Catherine Bel- sey ) . I find that Shakespeare's tragedies are themselves stagings of this debate . In Hamlet the new personal will that is the maker of the self is forced into tragic contest with imposed social xiv Preface.
... Catherine Bel- sey ) . I find that Shakespeare's tragedies are themselves stagings of this debate . In Hamlet the new personal will that is the maker of the self is forced into tragic contest with imposed social xiv Preface.
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Hamlet Revenge | 29 |
Othellos Jealousy | 80 |
Unaccommodated Lear | 138 |
Macbeths Deeds | 191 |
The Roman Frame | 241 |
Selected Bibliography | 279 |
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