Reading and Rhetoric in Montaigne and Shakespeare

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Peter Mack (Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Warwick, UK)

Reading and Rhetoric in Montaigne and Shakespeare

Peter Mack (Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Warwick, UK)

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English

Bloomsbury Publishing
27 May 2015

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800; Shakespeare studies & criticism; Philosophy

Series: The WISH List

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.

Shakespare and Montaigne are the English and French writers of the sixteenth century who have the most to say to modern readers. Shakespeare certainly drew on Montaigne's essay 'On Cannibals' in writing The Tempest and debates have raged amongst scholars about the playwright's obligations to Montaigne in passages from earlier plays including Hamlet, King Lear and Measure for Measure.

Peter Mack argues that rather than continuing the undeterminable quarrel about how early in his career Shakespeare came to Montaigne, we should focus on the similar techniques they apply to shared sources. Grammar school education in the sixteenth century placed a special emphasis on reading classical texts in order to reuse both the ideas and the rhetoric. This book examines the ways in which Montaigne and Shakespeare used their reading and argued with it to create something new. It is the most sustained account available of the similarities and differences between these two great writers, casting light on their ethical and philosophical views and on how these were conveyed to their audience.

By: Peter Mack (Professor of English and Comparative Literature University of Warwick UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 354g
ISBN: 9781474245135
ISBN 10: 1474245137
Series: The WISH List
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 27 May 2015
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface and Note on Texts 1. Introduction: Renaissance Education in Reading and Writing 2. Montaigne's Use of His Reading 3. Montaigne's Logic of Fragment and Sequence 4. Logic and Narrative in Shakespeare and Montaigne 5. History in Montaigne and Shakespeare 6. Ethical Issues in Montaigne and Shakespeare Conclusion Select Bibliography Notes Index

Peter Mack is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Warwick, UK.