Skepticism and Memory in Shakespeare and Donne

This book argues that in the course of grappling with skepticism, Shakespeare and Donne revolutionize the art of memory and discover an art of doubt. Topics important to students of Renaissance literature--such as mimesis, exemplarity, pastoral and typology--become transformed, seen now as a set of vital responses to the incursion of skeptical doubt. By discussing the aesthetics of memorialization, the representation of collective memory, and ideas of women as countermonuments, the book investigates how Donne and Shakespeare respond to epistemological uncertainty. The book should interest admirers of Shakespeare and Donne as well as those intrigued by Stanley Cavell and the avenues he has opened up for a new philosophical literary criticism.

Author: A. Sherman
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 01/28/2008
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9780230600287

About the Author
Anita Gilman Sherman is Assistant Professor of Literature at American University.