This book re-affirms literature's existential value by developing a new critical vocabulary for thinking about literature's human meaningfulness.

Re-Humanising Shakespeare argues that although Shakespeare himself contributed to the uncertainties of modern living, his work can still serve as a source of existential wisdom and guidance.The book examines through a wide range of ...

Given the range and originality of the book's approach, Critical Humanisms will be an invaluable resource for students and researchers in the Humanities, particularly English, American studies, cultural studies, modern languages, philosophy ...

"This book offers a sustained discussion of a specific period of English literature. The author uses Renaissance drama and contemporary theory to question and illuminate each other. The volume works on several levels.