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Shakespeare and the Environment: A Dictionary
Shakespeare and the Environment: A Dictionary
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While our physical surroundings fashion our identities, we, in turn, fashion the natural elements in which or with which we live. This complex interaction between the human and the non-human already resonated in Shakespeare's plays and poems. As details of the early modern supra- and infra-celestial landscape feature in his works, this dictionary brings to the fore Shakespeare's responsiveness to and acute perception of his 'environment' and it covers the most significant uses of words related to this concept. In doing so, it also examines the epistemological changes that were taking place at the turn of the 17th century in a society which increasingly tried to master nature and its elements. For this reason, the intersections between the natural and the supernatural receive special emphasis. All in all, this dictionary offers a wide variety of resources that takes stock of the 'green criticism' that recently emerged in Shakespeare studies and provides a clear and complete overview of the idea, imagery and language of environment in the canon.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Series Editor's Preface
Abbreviations
List of Headwords
Introduction
A-Z
Bibliography
Index
Product details

Published | Mar 24 2022 |
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Format | Hardback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 456 |
ISBN | 9781350110465 |
Imprint | The Arden Shakespeare |
Illustrations | 8 bw illus |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
Series | Arden Shakespeare Dictionaries |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Sophie Chiari's Shakespeare and the Environment: A Dictionary is a highly recommended alphabetically arranged reference work ... extensive and helpful.
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