{"product_id":"shame-in-shakespeare-9780415258289","title":"Shame in Shakespeare","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ewan Fernie\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Shakespeare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most intense and painful of our human passions, shame is typically seen in contemporary culture as a disability or a disease to be cured. Shakespeare's ultimately positive portrayal of the emotion challenges this view. Drawing on philosophers and theorists of shame, \u003cem\u003eShame in Shakespeare\u003c\/em\u003e analyses the shame and humiliation suffered by the tragic hero, providing not only a new approach to Shakespeare but a committed and provocative argument for reclaiming shame.\u003cbr\u003eThe volume provides: \u003cbr\u003e- an account of previous traditions of shame and of the Renaissance context\u003cbr\u003e- a thematic map of the rich manifestations of both masculine and feminine shame in Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e- detailed readings of \u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOthello\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- an analysis of the limitations of Roman shame in \u003cem\u003eAntony and Cleopatra\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCoriolanus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- a polemical discussion of the fortunes of shame in modern literature after Shakespeare.\u003cbr\u003eThe book presents a Shakespearean vision of shame as the way to the world outside the self. It establishes the continued vitality and relevance of Shakespeare and offers a fresh and exciting way of seeing his tragedies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46895894724759,"sku":"9780415258289","price":5981.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415258289.webp?v=1770356064","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/shame-in-shakespeare-9780415258289","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}