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OverviewWhile large bodies of scholarship exist on the plays of Shakespeare and the philosophy of Heidegger, this book is the first to read these two influential figures alongside one another, and to reveal how they can help us develop a creative and contemplative sense of ethics, or an 'ethical imagination'. Following the increased interest in reading Shakespeare philosophically, it seems only fitting that an encounter take place between the English language’s most prominent poet and the philosopher widely considered to be central to continental philosophy. Interpreting the plays of Shakespeare through the writings of Heidegger and vice versa, each chapter pairs a select play with a select work of philosophy. In these pairings the themes, events, and arguments of each work are first carefully unpacked, and then key passages and concepts are taken up and read against and through one another. As these hermeneutic engagements and cross-readings unfold we find that the words and deeds of Shakespeare’s characters uniquely illuminate, and are uniquely illuminated by, Heidegger’s phenomenological analyses of being, language, and art. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andy AmatoPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Weight: 0.558kg ISBN: 9781350083660ISBN 10: 1350083666 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 21 February 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1 The Poetic Rift: A Midsummer Night's Dream & The Origin of the Work of Art Chapter 2 Retrieving the Question: Hamlet & Being and Time Chapter 3 Of Mortal Gods: Coriolanus & The Question Concerning Technology Chapter 4 Before the Open: The Tempest & ...Poetically Man Dwells... Chapter 5 Imaginary Ethics: The Winter's Tale & Letter on Humanism Notes IndexReviewsHeidegger was the first major German philosopher since the time of Herder not to celebrate the poetic genius of Shakespeare. Yet as Andy Amato brilliantly demonstrates, there are important parallels between Shakespeare's plays and Heidegger's ways of thinking. -- Andrew Cutrofello, Professor of Philosophy, Loyola University, USA Author InformationAndy Amato is Senior Lecturer in Humanities and Philosophy at The University of Texas at Dallas, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |