Reveals the influence of the Renaissance scholar-priest Marsilio Ficino on Shakespeare and how the Neoplatonic philosophy of love shaped the inner meaning of his work - Shows how Shakespeare's works offer a path back to the divine unity of all things - Explains the role of love in the Christian-Platonic concept of the three worlds In Love's Labours Lost...more details Format:Paperback Pages:180
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Jill Line
ISBN:9780856832307
Academics and lay people curious to learn more about the philosophies at the root of William Shakespeare's work will discover a new theory on his intent in this critical analysis. Taking the position that the Christian-Platonic philosophy of love is the permeating philosophy in Shakespeare's work...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:180
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Jill Line
ISBN:9780856832253
The Christian-Platonic philosophy of love expounded by such thinkers as Pythagoras, Plato, and Plotinus is proven to be a permeating philosophy in Shakespearean plays and sonnets in this critical examination...more details Format:Paperback Pages:180