Educational Settings, Intellectual Movements, Drama - Literary Criticism, Major Branches of Philosophical Study, Alternative Spirituality, Education Biography, English Literature
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Synopsis
In these essays, John O'Meara re-assesses both the tragic limitations and inherent promise of Romantic tradition in the interpretation of Shakespeare. The philosophical theory of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Anthroposophy, is brought forward as consummating that tradition. Building on concepts which Anthroposophy supplies O'Meara proceeds to a fresh reading of Shakespeare's work. A wide range of plays is covered from Richard II to The Tempest, with special focus on Othello and King Lear. The endings of these plays, O'Meara sees as pivotal to Shakespeare's evolution into a final phase prophetic of the Romantic experience to come which Steiner fulfils.Book Details
Published
August 1, 1996
Publisher
Guernica Editions,Canada
Pages
190
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781550710403