Shakespearean issues : agency, skepticism, and other puzzles /

This book shows Shakespeare confronting political, social and philosophical issues, the motives of characters and ethical judgments on them, the defining features of legal systems, the problem of economic inequality, the limits and costs of power in colonial and other situations and the mind's...

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Main Author: Strier, Richard (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2023].
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Summary:This book shows Shakespeare confronting political, social and philosophical issues, the motives of characters and ethical judgments on them, the defining features of legal systems, the problem of economic inequality, the limits and costs of power in colonial and other situations and the mind's capacity to know the world, other minds and the supernatural.
Physical Description:viii, 353 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781512823219
151282321X