A New Mimesis: Shakespeare and the Representation of Reality

A New Mimesis: Shakespeare and the Representation of Reality Nuttall A. D. Wydawca: Yale University Press Data wydania: 2007 ISBN: 9780300118650 Liczba stron: 224 Format: 157 x 236 x 12 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: In pursuit of a common-sense argument about realism, this work discusses English 18th-century and French neo-classical conceptions of realism, and considers Julius Caesar , Coriolanus , The Merchant of Venice , Othello , and both parts of King Henry IV as a feat of mimesis, with emphasis on Shakespeare s perception of society and culture.