A Theatre of Envy: William Shakespeare

by René Girard

Book Overview

In this groundbreaking work, one of our foremost literary and cultural critics turns to the major figure in English literature, William Shakespeare, and proposes a dramatic new reading of nearly all his plays and poems. The key to A Theater of Envy is Rene Girard's novel reinterpretation of "mimesis." For Girard, people desire objects not for their intrinsic value, but because they are desired by someone else--we mime or imitate their desires. This...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195053397
• ISBN13: 9780195053395
• Release Date: May 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.6"