Deadly Thought: Hamlet and the Human SoulLexington Books, 2001 - 405 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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... Polonius would appreciate its precepts . Polonius imitates only some of them , however . While following Isocrates's precepts that have to do largely with mere prudence and social demeanor , he ignores those concerning duties toward the ...
... Polonius would appreciate its precepts . Polonius imitates only some of them , however . While following Isocrates's precepts that have to do largely with mere prudence and social demeanor , he ignores those concerning duties toward the ...
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... Polonius . The exchange , a consequence of chance overtaking planning , con- sists of Polonius's questioning Hamlet , Hamlet's answering in a way intended both to offend and to confuse him , and Polonius's construing everything that he ...
... Polonius . The exchange , a consequence of chance overtaking planning , con- sists of Polonius's questioning Hamlet , Hamlet's answering in a way intended both to offend and to confuse him , and Polonius's construing everything that he ...
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... Polonius has returned to tell him of the play- ers ' arrival . But before Polonius can deliver his news , Hamlet , mocking him by mimicking his words , interrupts him to tell him news of his own : “ My lord , " he says , repeating ...
... Polonius has returned to tell him of the play- ers ' arrival . But before Polonius can deliver his news , Hamlet , mocking him by mimicking his words , interrupts him to tell him news of his own : “ My lord , " he says , repeating ...
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