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Shakespearean Recognitions: Philosophies of the Post-Tragic book cover

1st Edition

Shakespearean Recognitions Philosophies of the Post-Tragic

By Matthew J. Smith Copyright 2027
288 Pages
by Routledge

Shakespearean Recognitions: Philosophies of the Post-Tragic explores Shakespeare’s unique contribution to the history of recognition as both a narrative trope and a moral event. Recognition, central to classical anagnorisis and modern moral philosophy, also has deep roots in medieval Christian devotion, where salvation often hinged on reciprocal recognition with God. Shakespeare inherited this... Read more

Introduction                                                                                                                                                           

PART 1: THE MEDIEVAL THEATER OF RECOGNITION

Chapter 1. Shakespeare’s Romances and the Elevation of God                                              

Chapter 2. Recognition as Blessing in Post-Resurrection Drama and The Winter’s Tale

PART 2: AN EARLY MODERN POETICS OF RECOGNITION

Chapter 3. The Course of Recognition in Cymbeline                                                       

Chapter 4. Clowning with Tragedy in Romeo and Juliet                                                                 

PART 3: RECOGNITION IN THE SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVE

Chapter 5. Misrecognition: Shakespeare’s Undead Bodies                                                        

Chapter 6. Reconciling The Tempest                                                                                       

Afterword                                                                                                                                                              

         

Biography

Michael J. Smith is President of the college and Professor of Liberal Arts at Hildegard College in California.

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