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Shakespeare on Prejudice - 'Scorns and Mislike' in Shakespeare's Plays (Hardcover)
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Shakespeare on Prejudice - 'Scorns and Mislike' in Shakespeare's Plays (Hardcover)
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How are unwarranted dislikes and prejudices portrayed in the works
of Shakespeare and to what extent does Shakespeare differ from his
contemporaries in their portrayal? What can we learn about
Shakespeare's times and our own through a close reading of
prejudice depicted in his plays? In this study, B. J. Sokol
examines what King Edward in Henry VI Part III calls 'your scorns
and mislike' (4.1.23) – the unfounded prejudices depicted in
Shakespeare's works and targeted at five distinct areas: education,
the arts, peace, 'strangers' or outsiders and sexual love. Through
a close reading of his plays, comparison with the works of other
Elizabethan writers and a consideration of Shakespeare's social
environment, this study provides a detailed appreciation of
Shakespeare's dramatic method and his insights into the
psychological motivations behind the prejudices portrayed.
Presenting Shakespeare's prejudice against education, Sokol
examines numerous representations of pupils, teachers and
schooling, focusing on anti-educational prejudices in The Merry
Wives of Windsor and in King Henry VI Part 2. The distaste of
characters for art is considered alongside Shakespeare's repeated
depiction of the destructive downgrading of the arts that erupts
during political upheavals, while prejudice against peaceful living
is traced in Shakespeare's various portrayals of 'honour'-driven
feuding, such as in Romeo and Juliet, and in warrior characters
such as Coriolanus. Prejudice against strangers as depicted in
plays including Titus Andronicus, Othello and The Merchant of
Venice is contrasted with that of plays by his contemporaries,
including Christopher Marlowe's The Jew of Malta. A final chapter
examines prejudice against sex and the representation of many male
and female characters who evade the erotic, subordinate the erotic
to power seeking, or regard their own or others' erotic attachments
with revulsion.
General
Imprint: |
The Arden Shakespeare
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2022 |
Authors: |
B. J. Sokol
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-16839-8 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-350-16839-4 |
Barcode: |
9781350168398 |
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