A Theatre of Envy Girard RenePaperback
A Theatre of Envy Girard RenePaperback In this groundbreaking work a foremost literary and cultural critic turns to the major figure in English literature William Shakespeare and proposes a dramatic…
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A Theatre of Envy Girard RenePaperback
In this groundbreaking work a foremost literary and cultural critic turns to the major figure in English literature William Shakespeare and proposes a dramatic new way of reading and performing his works. For Girard, people desire according to the desires of others. The key to A Theatre of Envy is Ren Girards's original expression and application of what he calls Mimetic Theory.
Bringing his insights to bear on Shakespeare, Girard reveals the previously overlooked coherence of problem plays like Troilus and Cressida and makes a convincing argument for elevating A Midsummer Night's Dream from the status of entertaining chaotic comedy to a profound and original commentary on the human condition. He sees this as fundamental to the human condition and works out its implications in a most convincing and ultimately, easily comprehensible way. Shakespeare transforms the crude literary form of