Shakespeare unlearned: pedantry, nonsense, and the philology of stupidity
Auteur :
Zucker, Adam
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198906773
Date de publication :
26 sept. 2024
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,0 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
462 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A light-stepping, illuminating study of words and characters in Shakespeare's plays that pertain to the idea of 'stupidity', drawing on a variety of sources to explore the limits of scholarly learnedness, and the vibrancy of unlearned perspectives on obscure words and difficult art.