Shakespeare and the mismeasure of Renaissance man
The Renaissance art of measurement -- Poetic numbers and Shakespeare's "lines of life" -- Pounds of flesh : race relations in the Venice plays -- Shakespeare's social arithmetics : checking the math of King Lear -- The Lesbian rule of Measure for measure -- How smart is Hamlet? :...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Ithaca, NY London
Cornell Univ. Press
2006
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| In: | Year: 2006 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Blank, Paula, Shakespeare and the Mismeasure of Renaissance Man] (2008) (Baker, Christopher, 1961 -)
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| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Shakespeare, William 1564-1616
/ Anthropometry
B Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 / Unit of measure (Motif) B History |
| Further subjects: | B
Shakespeare, William 1564-1616
Criticism and interpretation
B Anthropometry in literature B Measurement in literature B Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) Criticism and interpretation |
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Table of contents |
| Summary: | The Renaissance art of measurement -- Poetic numbers and Shakespeare's "lines of life" -- Pounds of flesh : race relations in the Venice plays -- Shakespeare's social arithmetics : checking the math of King Lear -- The Lesbian rule of Measure for measure -- How smart is Hamlet? : Shakespeare and Renaissance "intelligence testing." |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-206) and index |
| Physical Description: | 214 S, Ill, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0-8014-4475-6 978-0-8014-4475-3 |
