Shakespeare and Renaissance Ethics
No CoverScholarly essays on moral choice in Shakespeare, set against Renaissance debates in Christian, classical, and political ethics.
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Scholarly essays on moral choice in Shakespeare, set against Renaissance debates in Christian, classical, and political ethics.
Written by a distinguished international team of contributors, this volume explores Shakespeare's vivid depictions of moral deliberation and individual choice in light of Renaissance debates about ethics. Examining the intellectual context of Shakespeare's plays, the essays illuminate Shakespeare's engagement with the most pressing moral questions of his time, considering the competing claims of politics, Christian ethics and classical moral philosophy, as well as new perspectives on controversi...
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Revenge and dramatic violence treated as ethical themes
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Christian ethics, Calvinism, prayer, and conscience are major themes
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Politics and classical moral philosophy in Renaissance debates
Suicide discussed as a Renaissance ethical and dramatic issue
Shame, cruelty, punishment, and moral suffering analyzed
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