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Forgiving the gift [electronic resource] : the philosophy of generosity in Shakespeare and Marlowe / Sean Lawrence.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: UPCC book collections on Project MUSEPublication details: Pittsburgh, PA : Duquesne University Press, c2012. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (272 p.)ISBN:
  • 9780820705804
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 822.3/3 22
LOC classification:
  • PR3001 .L39 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
The venice of merchants -- Romans and Venetians on grace and exchange -- "Nothing will come of nothing": avoiding the gift in King Lear -- Speaking and betraying love -- The "dearest friend" in Edward II -- Listening to Lavinia: Emmanuel Levinas's saying and said in Titus Andronicus -- Returning to the world: Prospero's generosity and power.
Summary: "Original readings of Dr. Faustus, The Merchant of Venice, Edward II, King Lear, Titus Andronicus, and The Tempest, in which Sean Lawrence challenges the tendency to reflexively understand gifts as exchanges or negotiations. Lawrence uses the philosophies of Levinas and Derrida to argue that these plays depict a radical generosity that breaks the cycle self-interest"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The venice of merchants -- Romans and Venetians on grace and exchange -- "Nothing will come of nothing": avoiding the gift in King Lear -- Speaking and betraying love -- The "dearest friend" in Edward II -- Listening to Lavinia: Emmanuel Levinas's saying and said in Titus Andronicus -- Returning to the world: Prospero's generosity and power.

"Original readings of Dr. Faustus, The Merchant of Venice, Edward II, King Lear, Titus Andronicus, and The Tempest, in which Sean Lawrence challenges the tendency to reflexively understand gifts as exchanges or negotiations. Lawrence uses the philosophies of Levinas and Derrida to argue that these plays depict a radical generosity that breaks the cycle self-interest"--Provided by publisher.

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