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Shakespearean metaphysics / Michael Witmore.
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Author
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Date published
2008
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Publisher
London : Continuum, 2008.
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Subject
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.
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Accession number
83431748
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Class
65.16/WIT
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ISBN
9780826490445 (pbk.), 0826490441 (pbk.), 9780826490438 (hbk.), 0826490433 (hbk.)
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Language
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Physical description
143 p. ; 20 cm.
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General note: This new approach to Shakespeare's plays suggests they can be seen as metaphysical 'experiments' conducted in the medium of drama. Discusses Shakespeare's Twelfth night, King Lear and The tempest through three 'difficult' metaphysical thinkers - Whitehead, Bergson and Spinoza respectively. Bibliography, etc. note: Includes bibliography and index.