Christian Humanism in Shakespeare

Christian Humanism in Shakespeare
Author :
Publisher : CUA Press
Total Pages : 300
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780813235103
ISBN-13 : 0813235103
Rating : 4/5 (103 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Christian Humanism in Shakespeare by : Lee Oser

Download or read book Christian Humanism in Shakespeare written by Lee Oser and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2022-05-06 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shakespeare, Lee Oser argues, is a Christian literary artist who criticizes and challenges Christians, but who does so on Christian grounds. Stressing Shakespeare’s theological sensitivity, Oser places Shakespeare’s work in the “radical middle,” the dialectical opening between the sacred and the secular where great writing can flourish. According to Oser, the radical middle was and remains a site of cultural originality, as expressed through mimetic works of art intended for a catholic (small “c”) audience. It describes the conceptual space where Shakespeare was free to engage theological questions, and where his Christian skepticism could serve his literary purposes. Oser reviews the rival cases for a Protestant Shakespeare and for a Catholic Shakespeare, but leaves the issue open, focusing, instead, on how Shakespeare exploits artistic resources that are specific to Christianity, including the classical-Christian rhetorical tradition. The scope of the book ranges from an introductory survey of the critical field as it now stands, to individual chapters on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice, the Henriad, Hamlet, and King Lear. Writing with a deep sense of literary history, Oser holds that mainstream literary criticism has created a false picture of Shakespeare by secularizing him and misconstruing the nature of his art. Through careful study of the plays, Oser recovers a Shakespeare who is less vulnerable to the winds of academic and political fashion, and who is a friend to the enduring project of humanistic education. Christian Humanism in Shakespeare: A Study in Religion and Literature is both eminently readable and a work of consequence.

Christian Humanism in Shakespeare Related Books

Christian Humanism in Shakespeare
Language: en
Pages: 300
Authors: Lee Oser
Categories: Drama
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-05-06 - Publisher: CUA Press

GET EBOOK

Shakespeare, Lee Oser argues, is a Christian literary artist who criticizes and challenges Christians, but who does so on Christian grounds. Stressing Shakespea
The Case for Christian Humanism
Language: en
Pages: 296
Authors: R. W. Franklin
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991 - Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

GET EBOOK

"Christian humanism is an aspect of the gospel showing new signs of life. Long neglected and often misunderstood, Christian humanism is nothing other than the t
Shakespeare and the Renaissance Concept of Honor
Language: en
Pages: 490
Authors: Curtis Brown Watson
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-12-08 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

GET EBOOK

Presenting a background study of honor, the author compares ancient concepts with the sympathetic restatements of them that appeared during the Renaissance. He
Shakespeare's Patterns of Self-knowledge
Language: en
Pages: 488
Authors: Rolf Soellner
Categories: Drama
Type: BOOK - Published: 1972 - Publisher: Ohio State University Press

GET EBOOK

Christian Humanism in Shakespeare
Language: en
Pages:
Authors: Lee Oser
Categories: Christian humanism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

"Oser reviews the rival cases for a Protestant Shakespeare and for a Catholic Shakespeare, but leaves the issue open, focusing, instead, on how Shakespeare expl