The Rational Shakespeare: Peter Ramus, Edward De Vere, And The Question Of Authorship Peter Ramus, Edward De Vere, And The Question Of Authorship

__The Rational Shakespeare: Peter Ramus, Edward de Vere, and the Question of Authorship__ examines William Shakespeare’s rationality from a Ramist perspective, linking that examination to the leading intellectuals of late humanism, and extending those links to the life of Edward de Vere, Seventeenth Earl of Oxford. The application to Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets of a game-theoretic hermeneutic, an interpretive approach that Ramism suggests but ultimately evades, strengthens these connections in further supporting the Oxfordian answer to the question of Shakespearean authorship. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Peter Ramus and the Basis of Logic (Michael Wainwright)....Pages 3-17 Thomas Smith, Edward de Vere, and William Cecil (Michael Wainwright)....Pages 19-33 Peter Ramus, Edward de Vere, and the Basis of Logic (Michael Wainwright)....Pages 35-53 Ramus’s Method (Michael Wainwright)....Pages 55-78 The Strengths and Weaknesses of Ramism (Michael Wainwright)....Pages 79-104 Front Matter ....Pages 105-105 Introduction: Ramism and Game Theory (Michael Wainwright)....Pages 107-113 The Banker and His Player (Michael Wainwright)....Pages 115-132 Oxford, Ramus, and Love’s Labour’s Lost (Michael Wainwright)....Pages 133-154 Oxford, Ramus, and Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (Michael Wainwright)....Pages 155-175 Deadlock and the Prisoner’s Dilemma in King John (Michael Wainwright)....Pages 177-201 Assurance Games in Antony and Cleopatra (Part 1) (Michael Wainwright)....Pages 203-225 Assurance Games in Antony and Cleopatra (Part 2) (Michael Wainwright)....Pages 227-249 Chicken in King Henry V (Part 1) (Michael Wainwright)....Pages 251-265 Chicken in King Henry V (Part 2) (Michael Wainwright)....Pages 267-283 Conclusion (Michael Wainwright)....Pages 285-291 Back Matter ....Pages 293-324 Dedication 5 Previously Published by Palgrave Macmillan 6 Preface 7 Acknowledgments 13 Contents 14 List of Figures 16 List of Tables 17 Section I: Ramus, Smith, Cecil, and Oxford 18 Chapter 1: Peter Ramus and the Basis of Logic 19 Chapter 2: Thomas Smith, Edward de Vere, and William Cecil 34 Chapter 3: Peter Ramus, Edward de Vere, and the Basis of Logic 49 Chapter 4: Ramus’s Method 68 Chapter 5: The Strengths and Weaknesses of Ramism 92 Section II: The Rational Shakespeare 118 Chapter 6: Introduction: Ramism and Game Theory 119 Chapter 7: The Banker and His Player 126 Chapter 8: Oxford, Ramus, and Love’s Labour’s Lost 144 Chapter 9: Oxford, Ramus, and Hamlet, Prince of Denmark 166 Chapter 10: Deadlock and the Prisoner’s Dilemma in King John 187 Chapter 11: Assurance Games in Antony and Cleopatra (Part 1) 212 Chapter 12: Assurance Games in Antony and Cleopatra (Part 2) 235 Chapter 13: Chicken in King Henry V (Part 1) 258 Chapter 14: Chicken in King Henry V (Part 2) 273 Chapter 15: Conclusion 290 Works Cited 297 Index 323 This Title Examines William Shakespeare's Rationality From A Ramist Perspective, Linking That Examination To The Leading Intellectuals Of Late Humanism, And Extending Those Links To The Life Of Edward De Vere, Seventeenth Earl Of Oxford. The Application To Shakespeare's Plays And Sonnets Of A Game-theoretic Hermeneutic, An Interpretive Approach That Ramism Suggests But Ultimately Evades, Strengthens These Connections In Further Supporting The Oxfordian Answer To The Question Of Shakespearean Authorship-- Ramus, Smith, Cecil, And Oxford -- The Rational Shakespeare. Michael Wainwright. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 293-318) And Index. "The Rational Shakespeare: Peter Ramus, Edward de Vere, and the Question of Authorship examines William Shakespeare's rationality from a Ramist perspective, linking that examination to the leading intellectuals of late humanism, and extending those links to the life of Edward de Vere, Seventeenth Earl of Oxford. The application to Shakespeare's plays and sonnets of a game-theoretic hermeneutic, an interpretive approach that Ramism suggests but ultimately evades, strengthens these connections in further supporting the Oxfordian answer to the question of Shakespearean authorship."-- Provided by publisher "This title examines William Shakespeare's rationality from a Ramist perspective, linking that examination to the leading intellectuals of late humanism, and extending those links to the life of Edward de Vere, Seventeenth Earl of Oxford. The application to Shakespeare's plays and sonnets of a game-theoretic hermeneutic, an interpretive approach that Ramism suggests but ultimately evades, strengthens these connections in further supporting the Oxfordian answer to the question of Shakespearean authorship"-- Provided by publisher