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Seduced by Romanticism: Re-Imagining Shakespearean Catharsis (2018)
Book Chapter
Gray, P. (2018). Seduced by Romanticism: Re-Imagining Shakespearean Catharsis. In C. Bourne, & E. C. Bourne (Eds.), Routledge companion to Shakespeare and philosophy (510-524). Routledge

In his Poetics, Aristotle defines tragedy as a form of mimesis which produces catharsis through pity and fear. What he means by catharsis, however, is obscure. Interpretations include moral purification, medical purgation, emotional moderation, and i... Read More about Seduced by Romanticism: Re-Imagining Shakespearean Catharsis.

Shakespeare, William (2017)
Book Chapter
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

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... Read More about Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare and the Other Virgil: Pity and Imperium in Titus Andronicus (2016)
Book Chapter
Gray, P. (2016). Shakespeare and the Other Virgil: Pity and Imperium in Titus Andronicus. In P. Holland (Ed.), Shakespeare Survey: Shakespeare and Rome (46-57). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/sso9781316670408.005

The influence of Virgil’s Aeneid in Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus is more extensive than has been recognized to date, largely because Shakespeare studies, surprisingly, still has not entirely acknowledged or addressed the more ambiguous reading of t... Read More about Shakespeare and the Other Virgil: Pity and Imperium in Titus Andronicus.

Shakespeare vs. Seneca: Competing Visions of Human Dignity (2016)
Book Chapter
Gray, P. (2016). Shakespeare vs. Seneca: Competing Visions of Human Dignity. In E. A. Dodson-Robinson (Ed.), Brill's companion to the reception of Senecan tragedy : scholarly, theatrical and literary receptions (203-230). Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004310988_011

Critical examination of the possibility that Senecan tragedy influenced Shakespeare has moved through several distinct phases. Early interest in verbal parallels and analogous literary conventions met with resistance from critics such as G. K. Hunter... Read More about Shakespeare vs. Seneca: Competing Visions of Human Dignity.