Format:
1 Online-Ressource (352 p.)
ISBN:
9781474432894
Series Statement:
Edinburgh Critical Studies in Shakespeare and Philosophy
Content:
Overturns orthodox thinking about morality in Shakespeare’s plays by updating our understanding of the human mindThis ground-breaking study fearlessly combines latest research in evolutionary psychology, historical scholarship and philosophy to answer a question that has eluded critics for centuries: what is Shakespeare’s moral vision? At a political and cultural moment in which many of us are taking stock and looking for meaning, and in which moral outrage and polarisation seem endemic, this book radically reimagines how we might approach great works of literature to find some answers.Key FeaturesProvocatively outlines how we might read literature for ethical contentBrings latest research on morality from evolutionary psychology and sociology to bear on the study of Shakespeare’s playsComprehensive coverage of moral philosophy in Shakespeare’s time and place, including the impact of the Renaissance, the Reformation and the rise of capitalismPlots ‘Shakespeare’s moral compass’ on six foundations (Authority, Loyalty, Fairness, Sanctity, Care, Liberty) with a chapter on each
Note:
Frontmatter
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CONTENTS
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Acknowledgements
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Series Editor’s Preface
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Part I: Conflicting Moral Visions
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1. Navigating Shakespeare’s Moral Compass
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2. The Constrained Vision of Evolutionary Ethics
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3. Moral Philosophy in England during the Time of Shakespeare
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4. The Reformation, Capitalism and Ethics in England during the 1590s and early 1600s
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Part II: Shakespeare’s Moral Compass
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5. Past Reflections on Shakespeare and Morality
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6. Authority
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7. Loyalty
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8. Fairness
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9. Sanctity
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10. Care
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11. Liberty
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Bibliography
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Index
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In English
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781474432894
