Now available in paperback, Shakespeare and the Gods examines
Shakespeare's many allusions to six classical gods (Jupiter, Diana,
Venus, Mars, Hercules and Ceres) that enhance his readers' and
audiences' understanding and enjoyment of his work. Vaughan
explains their historical context, from their origins in ancient
Greece to their appropriation in Rome and their role in medieval
and early modern mythography. The book also illuminates
Shakespeare's classical allusions by comparison to the work of
contemporaries like Edmund Spenser, Ben Jonson and Thomas Heywood
and explores allusive patterns that repeat throughout Shakespeare's
canon. Each chapter concludes with a more focused reading of one or
two plays in which the god appears or serves as an underlying
motif. Shakespeare and the Gods highlights throughout the gods'
participation in western constructions of gender as well as
classical myth's role in changing attitudes toward human violence
and sexuality.
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