Shame in Shakespeare

Drawing on philosophers and theorists of shame, Shame in Shakespeare analyzes the shame and humiliation suffered by the tragic hero, providing not only a new approach to Shakespeare but a committed and provocative argument for reclaiming shame. This volume provides: *an account of previous traditions of shame and of the Renaissance context *a thematic map of the rich manifestations of both masculine and feminine shame in Shakespeare *detailed readings of Hamlet , Othello , and King Lear *an analysis of the limitations of Roman shame in Anthony and Cleopatra and Coriolanus *a polemical discussion of the fortunes of shame in modern literature after Shakespeare.Fernie, Ewan is the author of 'Shame in Shakespeare' with ISBN 9780415258289 and ISBN 0415258286.