The Soul of Athens: Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's DreamLexington Books, 2003 - 211 páginas The Soul of Athens: Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" studies Shakespeare's portrayal of the founding of Athens through a close reading of one of the Bard's most memorable comedies. Coupling careful attention to detail with interpretive breadth, The Soul of Athens examines the nature of love, the natural doubleness of human thinking and the ambiguous relation of image and reality, as well as patriarchy and democracy, and heroic and moral virtue. |
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... cause of thinking and hence of hu- man cognition in all of its forms , including art . The soul is also the cause of life and hence of animal motion of every kind , including desire . Awareness is of the essence of desire , while desire ...
... cause of thinking and hence of hu- man cognition in all of its forms , including art . The soul is also the cause of life and hence of animal motion of every kind , including desire . Awareness is of the essence of desire , while desire ...
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... caused ( 2.1.82-117 ) . Yet , nothing else in the play suggests or even permits the floods or disorder . Indeed , not only does the rest of the plot plainly con- tradict what Titania says , her narrative contradicts itself . Titania's ...
... caused ( 2.1.82-117 ) . Yet , nothing else in the play suggests or even permits the floods or disorder . Indeed , not only does the rest of the plot plainly con- tradict what Titania says , her narrative contradicts itself . Titania's ...
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The Soul of Athens: Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Jan H. Blits Visualização de excertos - 2003 |
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