Thesis
Shakespeare and a cult of solitude
- Abstract:
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The argument of the thesis is that there was a gradual change in attitudes towards solitude during the sixteenth century, which reached its most extreme towards the end of the century, giving rise to a cult of solitude. These attitudes, and the cult itself, became a crucial formative element in the work of Shakespeare.
Part One describes the evidence for and motivations behind the search for solitude, and considers the history of ideas on solitude, placing the climactic period, betwe...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 1978
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
- Source identifiers:
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602459049
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- td:602459049
- Deposit date:
- 2012-05-08
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- Copyright holder:
- Dillon, J
- Copyright date:
- 1978
- Notes:
- The digital copy of this thesis has been made available thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky
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