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Shakespeare and the natural world

Title
Shakespeare and the natural world / Tom MacFaul.
Author
MacFaul, Tom
Publication
  • Cambridge, Unite Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
  • ©2015
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Book/TextUse in library JFE 16-1505Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Subject
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Knowledge > Natural history
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Religion
  • Nature in literature
  • Animals in literature
  • Country life in literature
  • Human ecology in literature
  • Ecocriticism
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-203) and index.
Call Number
JFE 16-1505
ISBN
  • 9781107117938
  • 1107117933
LCCN
2015014535
OCLC
908250444
Author
MacFaul, Tom, author.
Title
Shakespeare and the natural world / Tom MacFaul.
Publisher
Cambridge, Unite Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Copyright Date
©2015
Description
ix, 208 pages ; 24 cm
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Summary
"Exploring the rich range of meanings that Shakespeare finds in the natural world, this book fuses ecocritical approaches to Renaissance literature with recent thinking about the significance of religion in Shakespeare's plays. MacFaul offers a clear introduction to some of the key problems in Renaissance natural philosophy and their relationship to Reformation theology, with individual chapters focusing on the role of animals in Shakespeare's universe, the representation of rural life, and the way in which humans' consumption of natural materials transforms their destinies. These discussions enable powerful new readings of Shakespeare's plays, including A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, King Lear, Macbeth, The Tempest, The Winter's Tale, and the history plays. Proposing that Shakespeare's representation of the relationship between man and nature anticipated that of the Romantics, this volume will interest scholars of Shakespeare studies, Renaissance drama and literature, and ecocritical studies of Shakespeare"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-203) and index.
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