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Through careful attention to the contexts of Renaissance culture invoked by the language, action, and visual spectacle in Measure for Measure, Darryl Gless brings a new and original interpretation to one of Shakespeare's most problematic plays. This leads him to a comprehensive and coherent reading of the play that has important implications for fu



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. xvii*Introduction. A Note on Method, pg. 1*Chapter 1. The Problem of Kind, pg. 15*Chapter 2. The Law and the Convent, pg. 61*Chapter 3. A Thing Enskied and Sainted, pg. 90*Chapter 4. Venomous Tongues, pg. 142*Chapter 5. A Satisfaction and a Benefit, pg. 177*Chapter 6. Duke Vincentio: The Intermittent Immanence of Godhead, pg. 214*Appendix, pg. 257*Bibliography, pg. 265*Index, pg. 275

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691607207, 978-0691607207
      ISBN10: 0691607206

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Through careful attention to the contexts of Renaissance culture invoked by the language, action, and visual spectacle in Measure for Measure, Darryl Gless brings a new and original interpretation to one of Shakespeare's most problematic plays. This leads him to a comprehensive and coherent reading of the play that has important implications for fu



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. xvii*Introduction. A Note on Method, pg. 1*Chapter 1. The Problem of Kind, pg. 15*Chapter 2. The Law and the Convent, pg. 61*Chapter 3. A Thing Enskied and Sainted, pg. 90*Chapter 4. Venomous Tongues, pg. 142*Chapter 5. A Satisfaction and a Benefit, pg. 177*Chapter 6. Duke Vincentio: The Intermittent Immanence of Godhead, pg. 214*Appendix, pg. 257*Bibliography, pg. 265*Index, pg. 275

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