Shakespeare's dialectic of hope : from the political to the utopian / Hugh Grady, Arcadia University.

Author/creator Grady, Hugh author.
Format Book
PublicationCambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Copyright Date 2022
Descriptionix, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Abstract "Closely examining the relationship between the political and the utopian in five major plays from different phases of Shakespeare's career, Hugh Grady shows the dialectical link between the earlier political dramas and the late plays or tragicomedies. Reading Julius Caesar and Macbeth from the tragic period alongside The Winter's Tale and The Tempest from the utopian end of Shakespeare's career, with Antony and Cleopatra acting as a transition, Grady reveals how, in the late plays, Shakespeare introduces a transformative element of hope while never losing a sharp awareness of suffering and death. The plays presciently confront dilemmas of an emerging modernity, diagnosing and indicting instrumental politics and capitalism as largely disastrous developments leading to an empty world devoid of meaning and community. Grady persuasively argues that the utopian vision is a specific dialectical response to these fears and a necessity in worlds of injustice, madness, and death"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 231-244) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Grady, Hugh, 1947- Shakespeare's dialectic of hope Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022 9781009106986
Genre/formLiterary criticism.
Genre/formLiterary criticism.
Genre/formCritiques litt eraires.
LCCN 2021061948
ISBN9781009098090
ISBN1009098098 (hardcover)
ISBN9781009107754 (paperback)
ISBN1009107755 (paperback)
ISBNelectronic publication
ISBNelectronic book

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