Shakespeare and the Nature of Love: Literature, Culture, Evolution

by Marcus Nordlund

The best conception of love, Marcus Nordlund contends, and hence the best framework for its literary analysis, must be a fusion of evolutionary, cultural, and historical explanation. It is within just such a bio-cultural nexus that Nordlund explores Shakespeare's treatment of different forms of love. His approach leads to a valuable new perspective on Shakespearean love and, more broadly, on the interaction between our common humanity and our historical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810124211
• ISBN13: 9780810124219
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"