Spiritual ShakespearesEwan Fernie Spiritual Shakespeares is the first book to explore the scope for reading Shakespeare spiritually in the light of contemporary theory and current world events. Ewan Fernie has brought together an exciting cast of critics in order to respond to the ‘religious turn’ in recent literary theory and to the spiritualized politics of terrorism and the ‘War on Terror’. Exploring a genuinely new perspective within Shakespeare Studies, the volume suggests that experiencing the spiritual intensities of the plays could lead us back to dramatic intensity as such. It tests spirituality from a political perspective, as well as subjecting politics to an unusual spiritual critique. Amongst its controversial and provocative arguments is the idea that a consideration of spirituality might point the way forward for materialist criticism. Reaching across and beyond literary studies to offer challenging and powerful contributions from leading scholars, this book offers unique readings of some very familiar plays. |
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Ewan Fernie. Spiritual Shakespeares Edited by Ewan Fernie ROUTLEDGE Accents on Shakespeare ACCENTS ON SHAKESPEARE General Editor: TERENCE HAWKES Spiritual Shakespeares There. Front Cover.
... spiritual intensities of the plays could lead us back to dramatic intensity as such. It tests spirituality from a political perspective, as well as subjecting politics to an unusual spiritual critique. Among its controversial and ...
... Sound of Shakespeare Wes Folkerth Shakespeare in the Present Terence Hawkes Making Shakespeare Tiffany Stern Presentist Shakespeare Edited by Terence Hawkes and Hugh Grady Spiritual Shakespeares Edited by EWAN FERNIE.
... spirituality, and the politics of Hamlet / Ewan Fernie. 1. Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 – Religion. 2. Spiritual life in literature. 3. Spirituality in literature. I. Fernie, Ewan, 1971–. II. Series. PR3011.S65 2005 822.3'3-dc22 ...
... spirituality and contemporary criticism EWAN FERNIE 1. 'Where hope is coldest': All's Well That Ends Well KIERNAN RYAN 2. Harry's (in)human face DAVID RUITER 3. Waiting for Gobbo LOWELL GALLAGHER 4. 'Salving the mail' Perjury, grace and ...
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Alls Well That Ends Well | |
Harrys inhuman face | |
Waiting for Gobbo | |
Salving the mail Perjury grace and the disorder of things in Loves Labours | |
The Shakespearean fetish | |