Shakespeare's Dialectic of Hope
Author | : Hugh Grady |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 259 |
Release | : 2022-05-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781009116015 |
ISBN-13 | : 1009116010 |
Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Download or read book Shakespeare's Dialectic of Hope written by Hugh Grady and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-19 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study charts how Shakespeare's early fascination with power developed into the profoundly optimistic utopian visions suffusing his later tragicomedies. Hugh Grady shows how five of Shakespeare's most important plays presciently confront dilemmas of an emerging modernity, diagnosing and indicting instrumental politics and capitalism.