{"product_id":"shakespeares-moral-compass-9781474432870","title":"Shakespeare's Moral Compass","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOverturns orthodox thinking about morality in Shakespeare's plays by updating our understanding of the human mind\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis ground-breaking study fearlessly combines latest research in evolutionary psychology, historical scholarship and philosophy to answer a question that has eluded critics for centuries: what is Shakespeare's moral vision? At a political and cultural moment in which many of us are taking stock and looking for meaning, and in which moral outrage and polarisation seem endemic, this book radically reimagines how we might approach great works of literature to find some answers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvocatively outlines how we might read literature for ethical contentBrings latest research on morality from evolutionary psychology and sociology to bear on the study of Shakespeare's playsComprehensive coverage of moral philosophy in Shakespeare's time and place, including the impact of the Renaissance, the Reformation and the rise of capitalismPlots 'Shakespeare's moral compass' on six foundations (Authority, Loyalty, Fairness, Sanctity, Care, Liberty) with a chapter on each\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neema Parvini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474432870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeema Parvini is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Surrey. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eShakespeare's History Plays\u003c\/i\u003e (EUP, 2012), \u003ci\u003eShakespeare and Contemporary Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2012), \u003ci\u003eShakespeare and Cognition\u003c\/i\u003e (Palgrave, 2015) and \u003ci\u003eShakespeare and New Historicist Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45125211029619,"sku":"9781474432870","price":207.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_eb1efcd7-d8e2-4170-a65e-bfadf32a48ea.jpg?v=1782232130","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/shakespeares-moral-compass-9781474432870","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}