Shakespeare the Renaissance Humanist Moral Philosophy and His Plays
Shakespeare the Renaissance Humanist is a study of the moral philosophy that underlay the 'street' humanism in the mind of Shakespeare's spectator when he went to see Hamlet or King Lear at the Globe. The work examines the currents of thought at the basis
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Anthony Raspa
Shakespeare the Renaissance Humanist
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SHAKESPEARE THE RENAISSANCE HUMANIST Moral Philosophy and His Plays Anthony Raspa
Palgrave macmillan
SHAKESPEARE THE RENAISSANCE HUMANIST
Copyright © Anthony Raspa 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-58111-2 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission. In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN The author has asserted their right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of Nature America, Inc., One New York Plaza, Suite 4500, New York, NY 10004-1562. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world.
ISBN 978-1-349-57231-1 E-PDF ISBN: 978–1–137–58016–0 DOI: 10.1057/9781137580160 Distribution in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world is by Palgrave Macmillan®, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Raspa, Anthony. Title: Shakespeare the renaissance humanist : moral philosophy and his plays / Anthony Raspa. Description: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2015026314 | Subjects: LCSH: Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616—Ethics. | Humanism in literature. | Ethics in literature. | Literature and morals—History— 16th century. | Literature and morals—History—17th century. | BISAC: LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare. | LITERARY CRITICISM / General. | LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance. | LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama. Classification: LCC PR3007 .R37 2016 | DDC 822.3/3—dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015026314 A catalogue record for the book is available from the British Library.
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CONTENTS
Foreword 1 Shakespeare, the Critics, and Humanism
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2 Metaphysics as the Way Things Are: King John and Hamlet
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3 The Wisdom of King Lear
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4 Macbeth’s Imagination as Fatal
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