LEADER 02881nam 2200409 450 001 9910476814803321 005 20230511122826.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000000566408 035 $a(NjHacI)995470000000566408 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000000566408 100 $a20230511d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSpiritual Shakespeares /$fEwan Fernie 210 1$aLondon, United Kingdom :$cTaylor & Francis,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (xix, 241 pages) 311 $a1-134-36343-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aList of Contributors General editor's preface Acknowledgements Foreword: Of hyper-reality John D. Caputo Introduction: Shakespeare, spirituality and contemporary criticism Ewan Fernie -- 1. 'Where hope is coldest': All's Well that Ends Well Kiernan Ryan -- 2. Harry's (in)human face David Ruiter -- 3. Waiting for Gobbo Lowell Gallagher -- 4. 'Salving the mail': perjury, grace and the disorder of things in Love's Labour's Lost Philippa Berry -- vvvvvvvvv5. The Shakespearean fetish Lisa Freinkel -- 6. Bottom's secret John J. Joughin -- 7. Spectres of Hamlet Richard Kearney -- 8. The last act: presentism, spirituality and the politics of Hamlet Ewan Fernie Afterword Jonathan Dollimore -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aSpiritual Shakespeares is the first book to explore the scope for reading Shakespeare spiritually in the light of contemporary theory and current world events. Ewan Fernie has brought together an exciting cast of critics in order to respond to the 'religious turn' in recent literary theory and to the spiritualized politics of terrorism and the 'War on Terror'. Exploring a genuinely new perspective within Shakespeare Studies, the volume suggests that experiencing the spiritual intensities of the plays could lead us back to dramatic intensity as such. It tests spirituality from a political perspective, as well as subjecting politics to an unusual spiritual critique. Amongst its controversial and provocative arguments is the idea that a consideration of spirituality might point the way forward for materialist criticism. Reaching across and beyond literary studies to offer challenging and powerful contributions from leading scholars, this book offers unique readings of some very familiar plays. 606 $aSpiritual life in literature 606 $aSpirituality in literature 606 $aReligion 615 0$aSpiritual life in literature. 615 0$aSpirituality in literature. 615 0$aReligion. 676 $a822.33 700 $aFernie$b Ewan$01357787 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910476814803321 996 $aSpiritual Shakespeares$93364481 997 $aUNINA