Shakespeare Against War: Pacifist Readings - Hardcover
by Robert White
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Edinburgh University PressISBN-13:9781399516211ISBN-10:1399516213UPC:9781399516211Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Shakespeare, Renaissance, DramaSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.3316Product ID:SCDG078DZP
Shakespeare Against War: Pacifist Readings
Whilst Shakespearean drama provides eloquent calls to war, more often than not these are undercut or outweighed by compelling appeals to peaceful alternatives conveyed through narrative structure, dramatic context and poetic utterance. Placing Shakespeare's works in the history of pacifist thought, Robert White argues that Shakespeare's plays consistently challenge appeals to heroism and revenge...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Edinburgh University PressISBN-13:9781399516211ISBN-10:1399516213UPC:9781399516211Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Shakespeare, Renaissance, DramaSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.3316Product ID:SCDG078DZP
Robert White FAHA is Emeritus Winthrop Professor of English at the University of Western Australia and a Chief Investigator in the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in the History of Emotions 1100-1800. He has held a Fellowship at the Humanities Research Centre, ANU, an Australian Research Council Professorial Fellowship, and recently the Senior Visiting Research Fellowship at...
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