Shakespeare, William

Gray, Patrick; Clifford, Helen

Abstract

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) is the world’s most highly acclaimed literary figure, known for his plays and poems. Shakespeare is celebrated for his comic touch; kaleidoscopic, tightly structured verse; and genial sense of human nature, manifest in finely detailed individual characterization. Less widely recognized, however, is the depth of his engagement with classical and contemporary philosophy, which bears comparison to more obviously learned contemporaries such as Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592), John Case (c. 1540–1600), and Justus Lipsius (1547–1606).

Citation

Gray, P., & Clifford, H. (2017). Shakespeare, William. In M. Sgarbi (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Renaissance philosophy (1-8). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_538-1

• Online Publication Date: Dec 5, 2017
• Publication Date: Dec 5, 2017
• Deposit Date: Aug 14, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 19, 2017
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Pages: 1-8
• Book Title: Encyclopedia of Renaissance philosophy.
• ISBN: 9783319028484
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_538-1
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1638544
• Contract Date: Oct 21, 2017