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Second Death: Theatricalities of the Soul in Shakespeare´s Drama
Donovan Sherman
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Donovan Sherman's study is original in the ways in which it seeks to join together a theology of the soul and the mode of performance and theatre. I admire the determinedly pre-Cartesian thrust of the book, as also the sense that Shakespeare is doing philosophical work in the form of theatre. -- Sarah Beckwith, Duke University Second Death seeks to revitalise our understanding of the soul as a philosophically profound, theoretically radical, and ultimately-and counterintuitively-theatrically realised concept. The book contends that the work of Shakespeare, when closely read alongside early modern cultural and religious writings, helps ... Read more
Donovan Sherman's study is original in the ways in which it seeks to join together a theology of the soul and the mode of performance and theatre. I admire the determinedly pre-Cartesian thrust of the book, as also the sense that Shakespeare is doing philosophical work in the form of theatre. -- Sarah Beckwith, Duke University Second Death seeks to revitalise our understanding of the soul as a philosophically profound, theoretically radical, and ultimately-and counterintuitively-theatrically realised concept. The book contends that the work of Shakespeare, when closely read alongside early modern cultural and religious writings, helps ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474411455
SKU
V9781474411455
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About Donovan Sherman
Donovan Sherman is Assistant Professor at Seton Hall University, New Jersey. His research explores intersections of Renaissance literature, theatre and performance studies, religion, and philosophy.
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