Deadly Thought: Hamlet and the Human SoulLexington Books, 17 jan. 2001 - 416 sidor 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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... play ; But I have that within which passes show . ( 1.2.76 , 83-85 ) Only " that within " " can denote [ a man ] truly ... play's the thing / Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King " [ 2.2.600-1 ] ) and action into stage - acting ...
... play ; But I have that within which passes show . ( 1.2.76 , 83-85 ) Only " that within " " can denote [ a man ] truly ... play's the thing / Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King " [ 2.2.600-1 ] ) and action into stage - acting ...
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... play's four thousand lines , including more than once in forty - one lines and thrice in three lines . There are also approxi- mately seven dozen different privatives in the play . As for the play's fa- mous puns and wordplay , M. M. ...
... play's four thousand lines , including more than once in forty - one lines and thrice in three lines . There are also approxi- mately seven dozen different privatives in the play . As for the play's fa- mous puns and wordplay , M. M. ...
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... play contains more than four hun- dred grammatical questions . Tellingly , the word " question " itself occurs ... play's persis- tent questioning . The questioning is provoked by someone's puz- zling appearance . It takes the form ...
... play contains more than four hun- dred grammatical questions . Tellingly , the word " question " itself occurs ... play's persis- tent questioning . The questioning is provoked by someone's puz- zling appearance . It takes the form ...
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... play , Horatio both is and is not at home in Denmark . In addi- tion to his calling Denmark " our state " and King ... play's scenes , is Hamlet's only confidant , and is the principal speaker at both the beginning and the end of the ...
... play , Horatio both is and is not at home in Denmark . In addi- tion to his calling Denmark " our state " and King ... play's scenes , is Hamlet's only confidant , and is the principal speaker at both the beginning and the end of the ...
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... play and recorder scenes ( act 3 , scene 2 ) , from all of act 3. With these exceptions , he does not appear at all from the last appearance of the Ghost in act 1 to Ophelia's madness in act 4. And while he has more than half the play's ...
... play and recorder scenes ( act 3 , scene 2 ) , from all of act 3. With these exceptions , he does not appear at all from the last appearance of the Ghost in act 1 to Ophelia's madness in act 4. And while he has more than half the play's ...
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