Lewis, Rhodri
Hamlet and the Vision of Darkness
- ISBN 13:
- 9780691204512
- author:
- Lewis, Rhodri
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 392
- Dimensions:
- 23.5 x 15.6 centimetres (0.41 kg
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature,Literary Criticsm, Shakespeare,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Shakespeare's Hamlet reimagined through a radical new lens. In this groundbreaking interpretation, Rhodri Lewis explores Shakespeare's engagements with humanist traditions of early modern England and Europe to reveal a Hamlet that challenges conventional understanding.
By scrutinizing the governing ideologies of Shakespeare's age, Lewis uncovers a universe where received ideas are powerless to illuminate. Instead, he shows how Shakespeare confronts his audiences with a complex world where everyone must find their own way through the dark.
This fresh perspective on one of literature's most enduring tragedies offers a profound reevaluation of Hamlet and its place within Shakespeare's oeuvre.
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