Forgiving the Gift: The Philosophy of Generosity in Shakespeare and Marlowe

Author:   Sean Lawrence
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
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Pages:   267
Publication Date:   03 May 2022
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Author:   Sean Lawrence
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.399kg
ISBN:  

9780271092966


ISBN 10:   0271092963
Pages:   267
Publication Date:   03 May 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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"""Lawrence follows Emmanuel Levinas in focusing upon a radical generosity advanced outside of exchange, without expectation of reciprocity. Forgiving the Gift is a clearly written and illuminating account of the ethics of Shakespearean and Marlovian drama.""-- ""SEL Studies In English Literature, 1500-1900"" (1/1/2013 12:00:00 AM) ""Sean Lawrence's Forgiving the Gift: The Philosophy of Generosity in Shakespeare and Marlowe is a critical breath of fresh air. . . . Lawrence's Levinasian readings of two of Marlowe's plays and four of Shakespeare's are markedly original and provocative, and his call for scholarly optimism is both daring and heartening.""-- ""Early Modern Literary Studies"" (5/1/2014 12:00:00 AM) Lawrence follows Emmanuel Levinas in focusing upon a radical generosity advanced outside of exchange, without expectation of reciprocity. Forgiving the Gift is a clearly written and illuminating account of the ethics of Shakespearean and Marlovian drama. SEL Studies In English Literature, 1500 1900"" Sean Lawrence s Forgiving the Gift: The Philosophy of Generosity in Shakespeare and Marlowe is a critical breath of fresh air. . . . Lawrence s Levinasian readings of two of Marlowe s plays and four of Shakespeare's are markedly original and provocative, and his call for scholarly optimism is both daring and heartening. Early Modern Literary Studies"""


Lawrence follows Emmanuel Levinas in focusing upon a radical generosity advanced outside of exchange, without expectation of reciprocity. Forgiving the Gift is a clearly written and illuminating account of the ethics of Shakespearean and Marlovian drama. -- SEL Studies In English Literature, 1500-1900 (1/1/2013 12:00:00 AM) Sean Lawrence's Forgiving the Gift: The Philosophy of Generosity in Shakespeare and Marlowe is a critical breath of fresh air. . . . Lawrence's Levinasian readings of two of Marlowe's plays and four of Shakespeare's are markedly original and provocative, and his call for scholarly optimism is both daring and heartening. -- Early Modern Literary Studies (5/1/2014 12:00:00 AM) Lawrence follows Emmanuel Levinas in focusing upon a radical generosity advanced outside of exchange, without expectation of reciprocity. Forgiving the Gift is a clearly written and illuminating account of the ethics of Shakespearean and Marlovian drama. SEL Studies In English Literature, 1500 1900 Sean Lawrence s Forgiving the Gift: The Philosophy of Generosity in Shakespeare and Marlowe is a critical breath of fresh air. . . . Lawrence s Levinasian readings of two of Marlowe s plays and four of Shakespeare's are markedly original and provocative, and his call for scholarly optimism is both daring and heartening. Early Modern Literary Studies


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Sean Lawrence is assistant professor of English at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan, and is a past fellow of the Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship at Dalhousie University. His work has appeared in the European Journal of English Studies, English Studies in Canada, Renascence, and other journals.

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