Shakespeare's Ideas: More Things in Heaven and Earth (Blackwell Great Minds Book 36)

An in-depth exploration, through his plays and poems, of the philosophy of Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a "great mind". Written by a leading Shakespearean scholarDiscusses an array of topics, including sex and gender, politics and political theory, writing and acting, religious controversy and issues of faith, skepticism and misanthropy, and closureExplores Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a "great mind.";Cover Page; Title Page; Publisher Page; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgements; 1: A Natural Philosopher; 2: Lust in Action; 3: What is Honour?; 4: Hold the Mirror Up to Nature; 5: What Form of Prayer Can Serve My Turn?; 6: Is Man No More Than This?; 7: Here Our Play Has Ending; 8: Credo; Further Reading; Index. Written By A Leading Shakespearean Scholar, This Book Is An In-depth Exploration, Through His Plays And Poems, Of The Philosophy Of Shakespeare As A Great Poet, A Great Dramatist And A Great Mind. The Author Discusses An Array Of Topics, Including Sex And Gender, Politics And Political Theory, Writing And Acting, Religious Controversy And Issues Of Faith, Skepticism And Misanthropy, And Closure. A Natural Philosopher -- Lust In Action: Shakespeare's Ideas On Sex And Gender -- What Is Honour?: Shakespeare's Ideas On Politics And Political Theory -- Hold The Mirror Up To Nature: Shakespeare's Ideas On Writing And Acting -- What Form Of Prayer Can Serve My Turn?: Shakespeare's Ideas On Religious Controversy And Issues Of Faith -- Is Man No More Than This?: Shakespeare's Ideas On Scepticism, Doubt, Stoicism, Pessimism, Misanthropy -- Here Our Play Has Ending: Ideas Of Closure In The Late Plays -- Credo. David Bevington. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [218]-226) And Index.

Shakespeare was not, strictly speaking, a philosopher. That is, he did not write essays or treatises arguing philosophical positions or proposing an all-embracing philosophical scheme. However, we do have the plays and poems - and they collectively give evidence of a deep moral and intellectual commitment that we can locate in what we call “Shakespeare”, meaning not only the plays and poems themselves, but the multitudinous responses they have elicited over the four centuries or so since Shakespeare wrote them.

Asking what the plays and poems suggest in continual debate about an array of topics — sex and gender, politics and political theory, writing and acting, religious controversy and issues of faith, skepticism and misanthropy, and closure — we can delve into the philosophy of Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a "great mind".

An in-depth exploration, through his plays and poems, of the philosophy of Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a "great mind". Written by a leading Shakespearean scholar Discusses an array of topics, including sex and gender, politics and political theory, writing and acting, religious controversy and issues of faith, skepticism and misanthropy, and closure Explores Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a "great mind" The EPUB format of this title may not be compatible for use on all handheld devices.

An in-depth exploration, through his plays and poems, of the philosophy of Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a "great mind".

• Written by a leading Shakespearean scholar
• Discusses an array of topics, including sex and gender, politics and political theory, writing and acting, religious controversy and issues of faith, skepticism and misanthropy, and closure
• Explores Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a "great mind"

A natural philosopher Lust in action: Shakespeare's ideas on sex and gender What is honour? Shakespeare's ideas on politics and political theory Hold the mirror up to nature: Shakespeare's ideas on writing and acting Pray you now, forget and forgive: Shakespeare's ideas on religious controversy and issues of faith Is man no more than this? Shakespeare's ideas on scepticism, doubt, pessimism, misanthropy Here our play has ending: ideas of closure in the late plays Credo.