LEADER 03681nam 22005532 450 001 996472051803316 005 20200115135250.0 010 $a1-4744-5970-6 010 $a1-4744-4255-2 010 $a1-4744-4254-4 024 7 $a10.1515/9781474442541 035 $a(CKB)4100000007164704 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5603068 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0002094241 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781474442541 035 $a(DE-B1597)615340 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781474442541 035 $a(ScCtBLL)cd069a02-8fa3-407c-9d91-9842b59a74f6 035 $a(OCoLC)1312726264 035 $a(PPN)240248570 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007164704 100 $a20191112d2019|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aShakespeare's representation of weather, climate and environment $ethe early modern 'Fated Sky' /$fSophie Chiari$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aEdinburgh :$cEdinburgh University Press,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 309 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aEdinburgh scholarship online 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Dec 2019). 311 $a1-4744-4252-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIllustrations -- $tAcknowledgements -- $tTextual Note -- $tIntroduction -- $tChapter 1 ?We see / The seasons alter?: Climate Change in A Midsummer Night?s Dream -- $tChapter 2 ?[T]he fire is grown too hot!?: Romeo and Juliet and the Dog Days -- $tChapter 3 ?Winter and rough weather?: Arden?s Sterile Climate -- $tChapter 4 Othello: Shakespeare?s À bout de souffle -- $tChapter 5 ?The pelting of [a] pitiless storm?: Thunder and Lightning in King Lear -- $tChapter 6 Clime and Slime in Anthony and Cleopatra -- $tChapter 7 The I/Eye of the Storm: Prospero?s Tempest -- $tConclusion: ?Under heaven?s eye? -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aThe first in-depth exploration of Shakespeare's representations of climate and the skyWhile ecocritical approaches to literary texts receive more and more attention, climate-related issues remain fairly neglected, particularly in the field of Shakespeare studies. This monograph explores the importance of weather and changing skies in early modern England while acknowledging the fact that traditional representations and religious beliefs still fashioned people's relations to meteorological phenomena. At the same time, a growing number of literati stood against determinism and defended free will, thereby insisting on the ability to act upon celestial forces. Sophie Chiari argues that Shakespeare reconciles the scholarly approaches of his time with popular views rooted in superstition and promotes a sensitive, pragmatic understanding of climatic events. Taking into account the influence of classical thought, each of the book's seven chapters addresses a different play where sky-related topics are crucial and considers the way climatic phenomena were presented on stage and how they came to shape the production and reception of Shakespeare's drama. 410 0$aEdinburgh scholarship online. 606 $aWeather in literature 606 $aClimatology in literature 615 0$aWeather in literature. 615 0$aClimatology in literature. 676 $a822.3/3 700 $aChiari$b Sophie$01121207 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996472051803316 996 $aShakespeare's representation of weather, climate and environment$92843200 997 $aUNISA