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Shakespeare's Theater of Likeness (Hardcover, New)
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Shakespeare's Theater of Likeness (Hardcover, New)
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The word "like" occurs some 2,400 times in the writings ascribed to
Shakespeare. So many occurrences of the word suggest that
Shakespeare's is a theater of likeness, "as you like it." This book
demonstrates that part of the enduring value of Shakespeare's art
is his poetry of likeness here, in the "land of unlikeness," where
human beings invent their likenesses. It shows that Shakespeare's
theater is also Shakespeare's theory of the psychology of likeness
and unlikeness in the human striving for the most elusive (and
allusive) of all attainments, an individual identity. "This is an
extraordinary book, an examination like no other of Shakespeare's
plays, a brilliant study . . . that will help shape for the next
generation the way the world reads Shakespeare. It is long, dense,
exciting, and exact. . . . But those to whom this method is
congenial will treasure this work and will come to a new
understanding of where Shakespeare's great power resides." - Mark
Taylor, Professor of English, Manhattan College. "Professor Shoaf
has picked up on Shakespeare's use of the word 'like' with its
interesting ambiguities. . . . I can imagine this book being cited
by Shakespeare critics and scholars in all kinds of contexts for
years and years. . . . This book looks like a winner." - Norman N.
Holland, Marston-Milbauer Professor of English, University of
Florida. "I find this book to be a valuable and useful contribution
to the understanding of Shakespeare. It is original and
stimulating." - Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of Humanities,
Yale University.
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