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Shakespeare and the Denial of Death

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James L. Calderwood offers a lively exploration of the ways in which Shakespeare dramatizes the strategies people employ to deal with and transcend the inevitability of death. In keeping with the views of Ernest Becker, Norman O. Brown, and others, Calderwood argues that the denial of death is fundamental to both individuals and their cultures. By drawing on a fascinating range of examples, he suggests how often and how variously Shakespeare dramatizes this desire for symbolic immortality.

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ISBN: 9780870235832
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Author: James L Calderwood
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 312 pages
Genres: Literary studies: plays and playwrights