Shakespearean Representation Mimesis and Modernity in Elizabethan Tragedy |
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| Author:
| Felperin, Howard |
| Series title: | Princeton Essays in Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-64222-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2016 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $135.00 |
Book Description:
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We are often told that Shakespeare is our contemporary, yet we insist just as often on the Elizabethan quality of his work as it reflects a culture remote from our own. Beginning with this paradox, Howard Felperin explores the question of modernity in literature. He directs his attention toward several older poets and examines Shakespeare in partic
We are often told that Shakespeare is our contemporary, yet we insist just as often on the Elizabethan quality of his work as it reflects a culture remote from our own. Beginning with this paradox, Howard Felperin explores the question of modernity in literature. He directs his attention toward several older poets and examines Shakespeare in partic