Shakespeare and the Culture of Paradox (repost)
Shakespeare and the Culture of Paradox By Peter G. Platt
Publisher: A s h g a t e 2009 | 262 Pages | ISBN: 0754665518 | PDF | 3 MB
Publisher: A s h g a t e 2009 | 262 Pages | ISBN: 0754665518 | PDF | 3 MB
Exploring Shakespeare's intellectual interest in placing both characters and audiences in a state of uncertainty, mystery, and doubt, this book interrogates the use of paradox in Shakespeare's plays and in performance. By adopting this discourse-one in which opposites can co-exist and perspectives can be altered, and one that asks accepted opinions, beliefs, and truths to be reconsidered - Shakespeare used paradox to question love, gender, knowledge, and truth from multiple perspectives