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Book SynopsisIn Phenomenal Shakespeare , leading Shakespeare scholar Bruce R. Smith presents an original account for the ways in which Shakespeare's poems and plays continue to resonate with audiences, readers and scholars because of their engagement with the whole body, not just the reading mind.
Trade Review"I cannot recommend Bruce Smith's book highly enough to any researcher interested in deepening their understanding of historical phenomenology. The first chapter on As You Like It manifests-through an analysis of the modern use of the quotative "like" and three contrasting portraits of Bacon, Descartes and Husserl in their private studies of phenomena-the central goals and underpinnings of this theoretical approach." (Routledge ABES, 2011)
"But Smith's pleasure-seeking book, a useful corrective to the worst excesses of historicism is police-like in its own way". (Times Higher Education Supplement, 25 November 2010)
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix
Prologue: The Argument xi
1 As It Likes You 1
2 How Should One Read a Shakespeare Sonnet? 38
3 Carnal Knowledge 82
4 Touching Moments 132
Epilogue: What Shakespeare Proves 177
Works Cited 187
Picture Credits 197
Index 199
