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Narcissism and suicide in Shakespeare and his contemporaries

Langley, Eric Francis.

Narcissism and suicide in Shakespeare and his contemporaries [electronic resource] / by Eric Langley. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009. - 1 online resource (xi, 312 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Through close analysis of Shakespearean texts and discussion of Renaissance revisions of Ovid, this book illustrates how the seemingly extreme figures of the narcissist and self-slaughterer are indicative of early-modern attitudes to interiority.

9780191716072 (ebook) : No price


Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Criticism and interpretation.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Friends and associates.


Narcissism in literature.
Suicide in literature.
English drama--History and criticism.--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600

PR2997

822.33