Shakespeare and the nature of love : literature, culture, evolution
Exploring Shakespeare's treatment of different forms of love, this book offers an approach which gives a perspective on Shakespearean love and on the interaction between our common humanity and our historical contingency as they are reflected, recast, transformed, or even suppressed in literary works.
Print Book, English, ©2007
Northwestern University Press, Evanston, Ill., ©2007
Criticism, interpretation, etc
viii, 245 pages ; 24 cm.
9780810124219, 9780810124233, 0810124211, 0810124238
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The nature of love
Parental love in two Roman tragedies
Filial love in King Lear
Romantic love in two problem plays
Jealousy in Othello
Conclusion