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Written by <a href='/community/profile/68-danieleaton/'>danieleaton</a>
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Saturday, 16 December 2006 00:20 |
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Austin Statesman: "Colin McGinn and Michael Gregorio are philosophers, but their books are not, in the strict sense, about doing philosophy. Rather, they are about doing something with philosophy. McGinn's book, a work of literary criticism, finds the "substantial philosophical themes lurking beneath the surface" of various Shakespeare plays. Gregorio's, a mystery novel, implicitly criticizes the philosopher Immanuel Kant by creating a tale of detection involving a serial killer in 19th-century Germany.
McGinn's is the more daunting task, especially since he has the audacity to call his book "Shakespeare's Philosophy." Shakespeare studies are fiercely defended by English departments, which make monopolistic claims on the Bard. But there are good precedents for taking a philosophical interest in Shakespeare. Modern Shakespeare studies are generally traced back to A.C. Bradley's "Shakespearian Tragedy" (1905); Bradley began his academic career as a philosopher." more
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