Stages of Madness Sin, Sickness and Seneca in Shakespearean Drama【電子書籍】[ Andrew J. Power ]

＜p＞≪＜em＞Stages of Madness＜/em＞　is an important new study of the representation of madness on the early modern English stage. Rigorously researched yet also highly readable, Andrew J. Power’s book provides original and compelling close readings of early modern plays such as　＜em＞The Spanish Tragedy＜/em＞　and　＜em＞Hamlet＜/em＞　while establishing a lineage of ideas about madness stemming from classical and medieval drama.≫＜/p＞ ＜p＞(Dr Rory Loughnane, Reader in Early Modern Studies, University of Kent)＜/p＞ ＜p＞　＜/p＞ ＜p＞≪Power propels the reader through an enlightened tour of madness. From the Bedlam-laden performance of Edgar in　＜em＞King Lear＜/em＞, through the schism-inflected demonic possession of　＜em＞The Comedy of Errors＜/em＞, to the furious revenges of　＜em＞Titus Andronicus＜/em＞, this book asks the biggest questions imaginable about the evolution of cultural understandings of how mind relates to self and how notions of sanity are constructed through the reflection of madness in religious and m．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る