Staging Doubt Skepticism in Early Modern European Drama

This volume considers the influential revival of ancient philosophical skepticism in the 16th and early 17th centuries and investigates, from a comparative perspective, its reception in early modern English, Spanish and French drama, dedicating detailed readings to plays by Shakespeare, Calderón, Lo...

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Main Author: Pawlita, Leonie (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2019
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Summary:This volume considers the influential revival of ancient philosophical skepticism in the 16th and early 17th centuries and investigates, from a comparative perspective, its reception in early modern English, Spanish and French drama, dedicating detailed readings to plays by Shakespeare, Calderón, Lope de Vega, Rotrou, Desfontaines, and Cervantes.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (381 p.)
ISBN:9783110660586
9783110660555;9783110660548
Access:Open Access