Overview
With modesty and conviction, this edition offers a viewpoint seldomly considered: an unusual and exceptionally clear insight into Shakespeare’s philosophy. Appreciating the danger Shakespeare faced in writing at a time of major religious intolerance, this fresh examination demonstrates how subtly his plays allegorically explore aspects of the perennial philosophy. In doing so, it argues, Shakespeare raises the fundamental question of ethics. Both thought provoking and persuasive, this book also contrasts Hamlet with Measure for Measure and Othello with The Winter’s Tale in order to expose the dilemmas that confront its heroes.
Full Product Details
Author: John Vyvyan
Publisher: Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd
Imprint: Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 13.30cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.286kg
ISBN: 9780856832840
ISBN 10: 0856832847
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 November 2011
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
Originally published by Chatto & Windus in 1959, John Vyvyan's original and thought-provoking book has long been out of print. It offers a viewpoint seldom considered: an unusual and exceptionally clear insight into Shakespeare's philosophy, offered with freshness, modesty and conviction. This is a welcome re-issue of a book which will send many readers back to Shakespeare's plays with fresh vision and clearer understanding. 'The most original book about Shakespeare I have ever read.' - Christopher Booker. 20110910
"""Originally published by Chatto & Windus in 1959, John Vyvyan's original and thought-provoking book has long been out of print. It offers a viewpoint seldom considered: an unusual and exceptionally clear insight into Shakespeare's philosophy, offered with freshness, modesty and conviction. This is a welcome re-issue of a book which will send many readers back to Shakespeare's plays with fresh vision and clearer understanding."" 'The most original book about Shakespeare I have ever read.' - Christopher Booker. 20110910"
Author Information
John Vyvyan, born in 1908 in Sussex, was educated mainly in Switzerland. His first profession was archaeology, and he worked with Sir Flinders Petrie in the Middle East. He retired from archaeology to become a Shakespearean scholar and to write. Studies such as The Shakespearean Ethic, Shakespeare and The Rose of Love (1960) and Shakespeare and Platonic Beauty (1961), led to the offer of a visiting lectureship at the State University of New York. He died in Exmouth in 1975.
