Shakespeare and the rose of love : a study of the early plays in relation to the medieval philosophy of love / / John Vyvyan

• Autore: Vyvyan John
• Pubblicazione: London, : Shepheard-Walwyn, 2013
• Edizione: Revised
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 822.33
• Soggetto topico: Love in literature; Philosophy, Medieval
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Publishers' Note ; 1. The Terentian Pattern ; 2. Love's Labour's Lost ; 3. The Romance of the Rose ; 4. The Two Gentlemen of Verona ; 5. Terence Elaborated ; 6. Romeo and Juliet ; 7. Conclusion ; Author's Shakespearean References ; Author's Other References ; Chaucer Glossary ; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: <P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=calibri>Offering an unusual and exceptionally clear insight into Shakespeare's philosophy and a viewpoint seldom considered, this book argues that his philosophy was consistent, consciously held, and profoundly Christian. Showing that Shakespeare appreciated the danger faced in writing at a time of major religious intolerance, it explains how the playwright used the medieval allegory of love to veil his ideas. Fresh and fascinating, this record also demonstrates that, even in his earliest work, Shakespeare was moving toward the universal ideas of love, fo
• Titolo autorizzato: Shakespeare and the rose of love
• ISBN: 0-85683-407-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823272303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II