Shakespeare and Renaissance ethics

by Cox, John D. Gray, Patrick

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Title Statements

Full title :Shakespeare and Renaissance ethics / edited by Patrick Gray and John D. Cox.

Summary

Written by a distinguished international team of contributors, this volume explores Shakespeare's vivid depictions of moral deliberation and individual choice in light of Renaissance debates about ethics. Examining the intellectual context of Shakespeare's plays, the essays illuminate Shakespeare's engagement with the most pressing moral questions of his time, considering the competing claims of politics, Christian ethics and classical moral philosophy, as well as new perspectives on controversial topics such as conscience, prayer, revenge and suicide. Looking at Shakespeare's responses to emerging schools of thought such as Calvinism and Epicureanism, and assessing comparisons between Shakespeare and his French contemporary Montaigne, the collection addresses questions such as: when does laughter become cruel? How does style reflect moral perspective? Does shame lead to self-awareness? This book is of great interest to scholars and students of Shakespeare studies, Renaissance studies and the history of ethics. -- Provided by publisher.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge, United Kingdom
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

The Physical Object

Description:x, 309 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781107071933, 1107071933
oclc:ocn872655046
LC Classification:PR3007
Dewey Decimal:822.3/3

Subjects

18.05 English literature Conditions morales dans la littérature Ethics Ethics, Renaissance, in literature Ethik Etik i litteraturen History LITERARY CRITICISM -- European Literature and morals Literature and morals -- History -- 16t… Literature and morals -- History -- 17t… Littérature et morale -- Histoire -- 16… Littérature et morale -- Histoire -- 17… MORAL Moral conditions in literature Morale de la Renaissance dans la littér… Shakespeare, William