Hamlet and the Vision of Darkness
| Author | : Rhodri Lewis |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 390 |
| Release | : 2020-04-14 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780691204512 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0691204519 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (519 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Hamlet and the Vision of Darkness by : Rhodri Lewis
Download or read book Hamlet and the Vision of Darkness written by Rhodri Lewis and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Hamlet and the Vision of Darkness' is a radical new interpretation of the most famous play in the English language. By exploring Shakespeare's engagements with the humanist traditions of early modern England and Europe, Rhodri Lewis reveals a 'Hamlet' unseen for centuries: an innovative, coherent, and exhilaratingly bleak tragedy in which the governing ideologies of Shakespeare's age are scrupulously upended.