Shakespeare's Sublime Ethos

Name: Shakespeare's Sublime Ethos
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Shakespeare's Sublime EthosMatter, Stage, Form\nAuthor(s): Jonathan P. A. Sell\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032018140, 978-1032018140\nSynopsis\nWinner of the AEDEAN \""Enrique Garca Dez\"" Literature Research Award 2023\n\nWinner of the European Society for the Study of English Book Award 2024\n\nShakespeares Sublime Ethos: Matter, Stage, Form breaks new ground in providing a sustained, demystifying treatment of its subject and looking for answers to basic questions regarding the creation, experience, aesthetics and philosophy of Shakespearean sublimity. More specifically, it explores how Shakespeare generates a sublime mood or ethos which predisposes audiences intellectually and emotionally for the full experience of sublime pathos, explored in the companion volume, Shakespeares Sublime Pathos. To do so, it examines Shakespeares invention of sublime matter, his exploitation of the special characteristics of t.