Deadly Thought: Hamlet and the Human SoulLexington Books, 2001 M01 17 - 416 páginas The human soul is for pre-modern philosophers the cause of both thinking and life. This double aspect of the soul, which makes man a rational animal, expresses itself above all in human action. Deadly Thought: 'Hamlet' and the Human Soul traces Hamlet's famous inability to act to his inability to hold together these twin aspects of the soul. Combining careful attention to detail and interpretive breadth, noted scholar Jan H. Blits deftly illustrates how Hamlet collapses life into thought, and moral action into stage acting, and ultimately comes to see his own life as a stage play. Hamlet, the book demonstrates, epitomizes the intellectualism of the Renaissance and the modern age it began, and so becomes tragedy's first self-conscious protagonist, signaling the end of ancient tragedy. Erudite, innovative, and lively, Deadly Thought is a ground-breaking contribution that will appeal to Shakespeare scholars, political theorists, historians of philosophy, literary theorists and anyone interested in a truly fresh interpretation of this classic work. |
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... Laertes's key word . Polonius re- plies that he has given his consent to Laertes's " will " ( 1.2.60 ) , and Claudius bids that the young man spend the time " at thy will " ( 1.2.63 ) . Just as the son emphasized his will in his coming ...
... Laertes's key word . Polonius re- plies that he has given his consent to Laertes's " will " ( 1.2.60 ) , and Claudius bids that the young man spend the time " at thy will " ( 1.2.63 ) . Just as the son emphasized his will in his coming ...
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... Laertes's admonition contains considerable unwitting irony . Laertes accuses Hamlet of the same inconstancy of which Hamlet accuses his mother and women in general - the very thing that dis- illusions Hamlet with the world . Events will ...
... Laertes's admonition contains considerable unwitting irony . Laertes accuses Hamlet of the same inconstancy of which Hamlet accuses his mother and women in general - the very thing that dis- illusions Hamlet with the world . Events will ...
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... Laertes ends by warning her no less forcefully of her own . Ophelia's reply shows her at her best . Nowhere else does she do better or even nearly so well . Ophelia first replies that she will remember Laertes's warning : I shall th ...
... Laertes ends by warning her no less forcefully of her own . Ophelia's reply shows her at her best . Nowhere else does she do better or even nearly so well . Ophelia first replies that she will remember Laertes's warning : I shall th ...
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... Laertes's warning inside out . In doing so , she also confirms his strongest fear . Ophelia not only recognizes the ... Laertes , having lectured her for more than fifty lines , suddenly remembers that he is late : " O fear me not . / I ...
... Laertes's warning inside out . In doing so , she also confirms his strongest fear . Ophelia not only recognizes the ... Laertes , having lectured her for more than fifty lines , suddenly remembers that he is late : " O fear me not . / I ...
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