{"product_id":"shame-in-shakespeare","title":"Shame in Shakespeare","description":"\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":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54262539649368,"sku":"9780415258289","price":51.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415258289.jpg?v=1769045433","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/shame-in-shakespeare","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}