The Romantic Cult of Shakespeare

The Romantic Cult of Shakespeare
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 255
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ISBN-10 : 9780230372122
ISBN-13 : 0230372120
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Book Synopsis The Romantic Cult of Shakespeare by : P. Davidhazi

Download or read book The Romantic Cult of Shakespeare written by P. Davidhazi and published by Springer. This book was released on 1998-08-19 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on England, Hungary and on some other European countries, the book explores the latent religious patterns in the appropriation of Shakespeare from the 1769 Stratford Jubilee to the tercentenary of Shakespeare's birth in 1864. It shows how the Shakespeare cult used quasi-religious (verbal and ritual) means of reverence, how it made use of some romantic notions, and how the ensuing quasi-transcendental authority was utilized for political purposes. The book suggests a theoretical framework and a comprehensive anthropological context for the interpretation of literature.


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