Shakespeare and the gods

Shakespeare and the gods

by Vaughan, Virginia Mason

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Shakespeare and the Gods examines Shakespeare's many allusions to six classical gods (Jupiter, Diana, Venus, Mars, Hercules and Ceres) that enhance his readers' and audiences' understanding and enjoyment of his work. Vaughan explains their historical context, from their origins in ancient Greece to their appropriation in Rome and their role in medieval and early modern mythography. The book also illuminates Shakespeare's classical allusions by comparison to the work of contemporaries like Edmun…

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  • Full title :Shakespeare and the gods / Virginia Mason Vaughan.

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Shakespeare and the Gods examines Shakespeare's many allusions to six classical gods (Jupiter, Diana, Venus, Mars, Hercules and Ceres) that enhance his readers' and audiences' understanding and enjoyment of his work. Vaughan explains their historical context, from their origins in ancient Greece to their appropriation in Rome and their role in medieval and early modern mythography. The book also illuminates Shakespeare's classical allusions by comparison to the work of contemporaries like Edmund Spenser, Ben Jonson and Thomas Heywood and explores allusive patterns that repeat throughout Shakespeare's canon. Each chapter concludes with a more focused reading of one or two plays in which the god appears or serves as an underlying motif. Shakespeare and the Gods highlights throughout the gods' participation in western constructions of gender as well as classical myth's role in changing attitudes toward human violence and sexuality. -- Publisher website.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2019

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The Physical Object

  • Description:xvi, 240 pages : : illustrations ; : 21 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781474284271, 1474284272
  • oclc:on1034559958
  • LC Classification:PR3009
  • Dewey Decimal:822.33

Table of Contents

Contexts -- Jupiter -- Venus -- Hercules -- Diana -- Mars -- Ceres -- Afterthoughts.

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Subjects

Antike Ceres, (Roman deity) Criticism, interpretation, etc Critiques littéraires Diana, (Roman deity) Dieux romains dans la littérature Drama Gods, Roman, in literature Götter Hercules, (Roman mythological character) Jupiter, (Roman deity) literary criticism Literature Mars, (Roman deity) Mythologie ancienne dans la littérature Mythology Mythology, Classical, in literature Shakespeare, William Venus,, (Roman deity)

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Vaughan, Virginia Mason

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