Rather Something On Nothing In King Lear

Author : Stefanie Klering
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783638822756

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Rather Something - On "nothing" in King Lear by Stefanie Klering Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Heidelberg (Anglistisches Seminar), course: Shakespeare and the human evil, 18 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In Elizabethan English there was no figure standing for 'nothing'. But through the influence of Indian philosophy and mathematical concepts the sign '0' was established in Europe. This introduction had a strong impact - not only in mathematics. The idea assigned to it brought strong dispute with it. Especially in philosophy a lot of questions were being asked: What was the nature of 'nothing'?, Was 'nothing' really nothing?, Could one talk about 'nothing'? Didn't it become something thereby? etc. Questions like these appeared during the Nihilist movement in the 16th century, which eventually led to Nietzsche's statement "God is dead". Shakespeare used the term 'nothing' about forty times in different contexts within his tragedy King Lear. However, in most student guides and source books on King Lear, 'nothing' is not regarded as leitmotive. As Brian ROTMAN points out, William Shakespeare was "in the first generation of children in England to have learned about zero from Robert Recorde's Arithmetic." In addition to his frequent use of 'nothing', Shakespeare lets two of his main characters deal with the aspect of 'nothing': the play dramatizes " ...] reductions to nothing, charting the annihilation of human warmth, the dissolution of social, natural, familial bonds, the emptying of kindness, sympathy, tenderness, love, pity, affection into hollow shells, into substitutes for themselves ...]." The main thesis of this essay is based on the mathematical concept of 'nothing' in which zero is the narrow borderline between positive and negative. Hence, Edgar can not be right when stating "Edgar I nothing am." Although in most secondary sources relevant for King Lear Gloucester usually is regarded as Lea

Author : William Shakespeare,Samuel Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1785
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:11560815

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King Lear by William Shakespeare,Samuel Johnson Pdf

Author : Anne Rooney
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781398812826

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Think Like a Philosopher by Anne Rooney Pdf

Think Like a Philosopher is a fun introduction to the main concepts of philosophy, showing how the subject has a clear, practical, and vital purpose to our daily lives and thinking. Using a Q&A format and written in an amusing, easy-to-understand style, the author explains the philosophical arguments around questions such as: • Should I eat meat? • Does God exist? • Is capital punishment wrong? • Will a new iPhone make you happy? A light-hearted read that sheds light on how the world's greatest minds have approached so many of the questions we face on a daily basis.

Author : Paul Gleed
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Criticism
ISBN : 9781438112473

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Bloom's How to Write about William Shakespeare by Paul Gleed Pdf

Arguably the most revered and researched author of all time, William Shakespeare has forever changed the face of literature.

Author : Jim Holt
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780871403278

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Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story by Jim Holt Pdf

The Washington Post Notable Non-Fiction of 2013 “I can imagine few more enjoyable ways of thinking than to read this book.”—Sarah Bakewell, New York Times Book Review, front-page review Tackling the “darkest question in all of philosophy” with “raffish erudition” (Dwight Garner, New York Times), author Jim Holt explores the greatest metaphysical mystery of all: why is there something rather than nothing? This runaway bestseller, which has captured the imagination of critics and the public alike, traces our latest efforts to grasp the origins of the universe. Holt adopts the role of cosmological detective, traveling the globe to interview a host of celebrated scientists, philosophers, and writers, “testing the contentions of one against the theories of the other” (Jeremy Bernstein, Wall Street Journal). As he interrogates his list of ontological culprits, the brilliant yet slyly humorous Holt contends that we might have been too narrow in limiting our suspects to God versus the Big Bang. This “deft and consuming” (David Ulin, Los Angeles Times) narrative humanizes the profound questions of meaning and existence it confronts.

Author : Jeeloo Liu,Douglas Berger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317683834

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Nothingness in Asian Philosophy by Jeeloo Liu,Douglas Berger Pdf

A variety of crucial and still most relevant ideas about nothingness or emptiness have gained profound philosophical prominence in the history and development of a number of South and East Asian traditions—including in Buddhism, Daoism, Neo-Confucianism, Hinduism, Korean philosophy, and the Japanese Kyoto School. These traditions share the insight that in order to explain both the great mysteries and mundane facts about our experience, ideas of "nothingness" must play a primary role. This collection of essays brings together the work of twenty of the world’s prominent scholars of Hindu, Buddhist, Daoist, Neo-Confucian, Japanese and Korean thought to illuminate fascinating philosophical conceptualizations of "nothingness" in both classical and modern Asian traditions. The unique collection offers new work from accomplished scholars and provides a coherent, panoramic view of the most significant ways that "nothingness" plays crucial roles in Asian philosophy. It includes both traditional and contemporary formulations, sometimes putting Asian traditions into dialogue with one another and sometimes with classical and modern Western thought. The result is a book of immense value for students and researchers in Asian and comparative philosophy. Chapter 20 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Author : Anne Rooney
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781784280482

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The 15-Minute Philosopher by Anne Rooney Pdf

Part of the brand-new Arcturus series, Ideas to Save Your Life, The 15-Minute Philosopher introduces the reader to the main ideas of philosophy, showing how the subject has a clear practical purpose vital to our day-to-day lives and thinking. A fun introduction to the subject of philosophy...

Author : Ben Crystal
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781408164679

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Springboard Shakespeare: King Lear by Ben Crystal Pdf

Shakespearean author and actor Ben Crystal gives a unique introduction to King Lear with guidance on what to think about before, during and after you see or study the play.

Author : Emily Sun
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780823232802

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Succeeding King Lear by Emily Sun Pdf

This book investigates the question of the relations between literature and politics in democratic modernity. It makes connections between Shakespeare's tragedy, Wordsworth's poetry, and the documentary nonfiction and photography of James Agee and Walker Evans to offer new ways of thinking of the logic of literary history and the relationship between early modern, Romantic, and twentieth-century texts; and it brings literature into dialogue with contemporary philosophical re-readings of Western political thought. King Lear, Sun argues, opens up a literary succession at the heart of which is a crisis of sovereignty. Interrogating what it is to be a political subject as actor and spectator in the kingdom, the play issues an injunction to transform spectatorship in plural and nonsovereign terms. Thorough engagements with Lear, Wordsworth in the 1790s, and Agee and Evans in the 1930s assume this injunction by generating new artistic genres and modes for their times.

Author : William R. Elton
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0813133629

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King Lear and the Gods by William R. Elton Pdf

Author : Claudia Olk
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781009084840

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Shakespeare and Beckett by Claudia Olk Pdf

'The danger is in the neatness of identifications', Samuel Beckett famously stated, and, at first glance, no two authors could be further distant from one another than William Shakespeare and Samuel Beckett. This book addresses the vast intertextual network between the works of both writers and explores the resonant correspondences between them. It analyses where and how these resonances manifest themselves in their aesthetics, theatre, language and form. It traces convergences and inversions across both œuvres that resound beyond their conditions of production and possibility. Uncovering hitherto unexplored relations between the texts of an early modern and a late modern author, this study seeks to offer fresh readings of single passages and entire works, but it will also describe productive tensions and creative incongruences between them.

Author : Robert Arp
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781667201740

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1001 Ideas That Changed the Way We Think by Robert Arp Pdf

Trace the progress of humanity—from prehistoric times to the present day—through 1,001 ideas that changed how we connect to each other and the world around us. From the ability to control fire to augmented reality, the power of humanity’s ideas has revolutionized how we live and experience the world around us. 1001 Ideas That Changed the Way We Think looks at the innovations and concepts that have played a key role in our progress since before recorded history. Covering a wide range of topics—from political and religious ideas to modern innovations such as social media and clean energy—this captivating volume offers a comprehensive look at how human ideas have evolved over the millennia.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Drama
ISBN : 019832054X

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King Lear by William Shakespeare Pdf

Featuring the images of some of the world's most famous stage and film actors, these additions to the all-new Oxford School Shakespeare introduce--and enthrall--young people to one of the greatest writers of all time. This season brings revised editions of five of the Bard's most famous plays--As You Like It, Othello, Hamlet, Love's Labour Lost and The Taming of the Shrew. Designed specifically for students unfamiliar with Shakespeare's rich literary legacy, these new editions present Shakespeare's sometimes-intimidating Middle English in a way that is easy-to-read and engaging for ages twelve and up. The notes and introductions have been completely revised, allowing unprecedented clarity and accessibility. Featuring new covers and new illustrations--including photos from recent productions of Shakespeare's plays from around the world--Oxford School Shakespeare brings all the pleasure of these literary treasures to life.

Author : James Shapiro
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-29
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780571283859

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1606 by James Shapiro Pdf

1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear traces Shakespeare's life and times from the autumn of 1605, when he took an old and anonymous Elizabethan play, The Chronicle History of King Leir, and transformed it into his most searing tragedy, King Lear. 1606 proved to be an especially grim year for England, which witnessed the bloody aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot, divisions over the Union of England and Scotland, and an outbreak of plague. But it turned out to be an exceptional one for Shakespeare, unrivalled at identifying the fault-lines of his cultural moment, who before the year was out went on to complete two other great Jacobean tragedies that spoke directly to these fraught times: Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra. Following the biographical style of 1599, a way of thinking and writing that Shapiro has made his own, 1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear promises to be one of the most significant and accessible works on Shakespeare in the decade to come.

Author : Sophie Ward
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317448044

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Using Shakespeare's Plays to Explore Education Policy Today by Sophie Ward Pdf

Shakespeare is revered as the greatest writer in the English language, yet education reform in the English-speaking world is informed primarily by the ‘market order’, rather than the kind of humanism we might associate with Shakespeare. By considering Shakespeare’s dramatisation of the principles that inform neoliberalism, this book makes an important contribution to the debate on the moral failure of the market mechanism in schools and higher education systems that have adopted neoliberal policy. The utility of Shakespeare’s plays as a means to explore our present socio-economic system has long been acknowledged. As a Renaissance playwright located at the junction between feudalism and capitalism, Shakespeare was uniquely positioned to reflect upon the nascent market order. As a result, this book utilises six of his plays to assess the impact of neoliberalism on education. Drawing from examples of education policy from the UK and North America, it demonstrates that the alleged innovation of the market order is premised upon ideas that are rejected by Shakespeare, and it advocates Shakespeare’s humanism as a corrective to the failings of neoliberal education policy. Using Shakespeare's Plays to Explore Education Policy Today will be of key interest to researchers, academics and students in the fields of education policy and politics, educational reform, social and economic theory, English literature and Shakespeare.