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Shakespeare and Platonic beauty.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vyvyan, John
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Barnes & Noble, [1961]
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Philosophy.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Comedies.
Love in literature.
Platonic love.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Philosophie.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Comédies.
Amour dans la littérature.
Shakespeare, William.
Schönheit.
Table of Contents:
  • Theseus and Hippolyta
  • The classical background
  • Plato in Florence
  • An introduction to the heroine as the heavenly Venus
  • "A midsummer night's dream"
  • "As you like it"
  • "All's well that ends well"
  • "Troilus annd Cressida"
  • Selected stanzas from "An hymne in honour of beautie"
  • Passages from Marsilio Ficino's commentary on the "Symposium"
  • Pico Della Mirandola's version of The ascent.