Unreading Shakespeare

by David P. Gontar

Overview

An outstanding Classic in the great tradition of A.C. Bradley, H.C. Goddard, G. Wilson Knight, and Harold Bloom. Together with the groundbreaking Hamlet Made Simple and Other Essays, UNREADING SHAKESPEARE shakes the foundations of Renaissance studies, breathing new life into Othello, Hamlet, Falstaff, Rosalind, and many other characters. Here is the definitive exposition of Shakespeare in the 21st century.

UNREADING SHAKESPEARE

•Teaches us how to find the real wisdom of Shakespeare


•Shows the major philosophical influence on Shakespeare is not Montaigne but Plato


•Introduces Katherine of Aragon as Feminist Hero


•Uncovers the comic dimension of Shakespeare s Tragedies


•Presents the Socratic Apology of Falstaff


•Rescues King Lear from modern oblivion

Product Details

BN ID:	2940151612494
Publisher:	New English Review Press
Publication date:	04/06/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	550
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

David P. Gontar, Ph.D., J.D., served as Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southern University from 1975 to 1982. Thereafter he was engaged in the practice of law in New Orleans, Louisiana and southern California. He is currently Adjunct Professor of English and Philosophy at Inner Mongolia University in China. In 2010, he was the English editor of China's application to UNESCO for World Heritage Status of the Xanadu site in Inner Mongolia, granted by UNESCO in June of 2012. David's writings have appeared in Southwestern Journal of Philosophy, Tulane Studies in Philosophy, Plantation Society in the Americas, Loyola Law Review, and New English Review. Unreading Shakespeare is the sequel to Hamlet Made Simple and Other Essays (2013).

Editorial Reviews

Writing an essay recently about an important character in Shakespeare, I turned to Mr. Gontar for guidance. He is illuminating, erudite and wise. I couldn't have done better.

New English Review - Theodore Dalrymple

David Gontar's books on Shakespeare contain some of the most impressive writings on the works of the Bard that I have ever read. Gontar's Shakespearean essays fill us with triumphant illumination.

New English Review - Ricardo Mena

Surely the best book of writing on Shakespeare in a very long time, UNREADING SHAKESPEARE and its companion, HAMLET MADE SIMPLE, are a revelation at once delightful and amazing.

New English Review - Richard Cameron