Generosity and the limits of authority: Shakespeare, Herbert, Milton
Generosity is an ambiguous quality, William Flesch observes; while receiving gifts is pleasant, gift-giving both displays the wealth and strength of the giver and places the receiver under an obligation. In provocative new readings of Shakespeare, Herbert, and Milton, Flesch illuminates the personal...
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| Summary: | Generosity is an ambiguous quality, William Flesch observes; while receiving gifts is pleasant, gift-giving both displays the wealth and strength of the giver and places the receiver under an obligation. In provocative new readings of Shakespeare, Herbert, and Milton, Flesch illuminates the personal authority that is bound inextricably with acts of generosity. Drawing on the work of such theorists as Mauss, Blanchot, Bourdieu, Wittgenstein, Bloom, Cavell, and Greenblatt, Flesch maintains that the literary power of Shakespeare, Herbert, and Milton is at its most intense when they are exploring the limits of generosity. He considers how in Herbert's Temple divine assurance of the possibility of redemption is put into question and how the poet approaches such a gift with the ambivalence of a beneficiary. In his readings of Shakespeare's Richard II, Henry IV, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra, and the sonnets, Flesch examines the perspective of the benefactor - including Shakespeare himself - who confronts the decline of his capacity to give. Turning to Milton's Paradise Lost, Flesch identifies two opposing ways of understanding generosity - Satan's, on the one hand, and Adam and Eve's, on the other - and elaborates the different conceptions of poetry to which these understandings give rise. Scholars of Shakespeare and of Renaissance culture, Miltonists, literary theorists, and others interested in the relationship between philosophy and literature will want to read this insightful and challenging book. |
| Physical Description: | XII, 277 S. |
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| adam_text | IMAGE 1
GENEROSITY AND THE
LIMITS OF AUTHORITY
SHAKESPEARE, HERBERT, MILTON
WILLIAM FLESCH
CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS
ITHACA AND LONDON
IMAGE 2
CONTENTS
PREFACE IX
INTRODUCTION GENERALITY AND EXTREMITY 1
CHAPTER ONE WHEN GRIEFS MAKE THEE TAME :
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE IN HERBERT 22
CHAPTER TWO SHAKESPEARE S GIFTS 85
CHAPTER THREE THE MAJESTY OF DARKNESS:
IDOL AND IMAGE IRF MILTON 223
INDEX 273
VII
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| spelling | Flesch, William Verfasser aut Generosity and the limits of authority Shakespeare, Herbert, Milton William Flesch 1. publ. Ithaca u.a. Cornell Univ. Press 1992 XII, 277 S. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Generosity is an ambiguous quality, William Flesch observes; while receiving gifts is pleasant, gift-giving both displays the wealth and strength of the giver and places the receiver under an obligation. In provocative new readings of Shakespeare, Herbert, and Milton, Flesch illuminates the personal authority that is bound inextricably with acts of generosity. Drawing on the work of such theorists as Mauss, Blanchot, Bourdieu, Wittgenstein, Bloom, Cavell, and Greenblatt, Flesch maintains that the literary power of Shakespeare, Herbert, and Milton is at its most intense when they are exploring the limits of generosity. He considers how in Herbert's Temple divine assurance of the possibility of redemption is put into question and how the poet approaches such a gift with the ambivalence of a beneficiary. In his readings of Shakespeare's Richard II, Henry IV, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra, and the sonnets, Flesch examines the perspective of the benefactor - including Shakespeare himself - who confronts the decline of his capacity to give. Turning to Milton's Paradise Lost, Flesch identifies two opposing ways of understanding generosity - Satan's, on the one hand, and Adam and Eve's, on the other - and elaborates the different conceptions of poetry to which these understandings give rise. Scholars of Shakespeare and of Renaissance culture, Miltonists, literary theorists, and others interested in the relationship between philosophy and literature will want to read this insightful and challenging book. Herbert, George <1593-1633> - Critique et interprétation Milton, John <1608-1674> - Critique et interprétation Shakespeare, William <1564-1616> - Critique et interprétation Herbert, George <1593-1633> Criticism and interpretation Milton, John <1608-1674> Criticism and interpretation Shakespeare, William <1564-1616> Criticism and interpretation Milton, John 1608-1674 (DE-588)118582607 gnd rswk-swf Herbert, George 1593-1633 (DE-588)118549499 gnd rswk-swf Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 (DE-588)118613723 gnd rswk-swf Autorité dans la littérature Générosité dans la littérature Littérature anglaise - 16e siècle - Histoire et critique Littérature anglaise - 17e siècle - Histoire et critique Authority in literature English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism Generosity in literature Wohltätigkeit (DE-588)4190155-1 gnd rswk-swf nehmen (DE-588)4350335-4 gnd rswk-swf geben (DE-588)4156135-1 gnd rswk-swf Herbert, George 1593-1633 (DE-588)118549499 p DE-604 Milton, John 1608-1674 (DE-588)118582607 p Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 (DE-588)118613723 p geben (DE-588)4156135-1 s nehmen (DE-588)4350335-4 s Wohltätigkeit (DE-588)4190155-1 s HEBIS Datenaustausch application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=005274934&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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| title | Generosity and the limits of authority Shakespeare, Herbert, Milton |
| title_auth | Generosity and the limits of authority Shakespeare, Herbert, Milton |
| title_exact_search | Generosity and the limits of authority Shakespeare, Herbert, Milton |
| title_full | Generosity and the limits of authority Shakespeare, Herbert, Milton William Flesch |
| title_fullStr | Generosity and the limits of authority Shakespeare, Herbert, Milton William Flesch |
| title_full_unstemmed | Generosity and the limits of authority Shakespeare, Herbert, Milton William Flesch |
| title_short | Generosity and the limits of authority |
| title_sort | generosity and the limits of authority shakespeare herbert milton |
| title_sub | Shakespeare, Herbert, Milton |
| topic | Herbert, George <1593-1633> - Critique et interprétation Milton, John <1608-1674> - Critique et interprétation Shakespeare, William <1564-1616> - Critique et interprétation Herbert, George <1593-1633> Criticism and interpretation Milton, John <1608-1674> Criticism and interpretation Shakespeare, William <1564-1616> Criticism and interpretation Milton, John 1608-1674 (DE-588)118582607 gnd Herbert, George 1593-1633 (DE-588)118549499 gnd Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 (DE-588)118613723 gnd Autorité dans la littérature Générosité dans la littérature Littérature anglaise - 16e siècle - Histoire et critique Littérature anglaise - 17e siècle - Histoire et critique Authority in literature English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism Generosity in literature Wohltätigkeit (DE-588)4190155-1 gnd nehmen (DE-588)4350335-4 gnd geben (DE-588)4156135-1 gnd |
| topic_facet | Herbert, George <1593-1633> - Critique et interprétation Milton, John <1608-1674> - Critique et interprétation Shakespeare, William <1564-1616> - Critique et interprétation Herbert, George <1593-1633> Criticism and interpretation Milton, John <1608-1674> Criticism and interpretation Shakespeare, William <1564-1616> Criticism and interpretation Milton, John 1608-1674 Herbert, George 1593-1633 Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Autorité dans la littérature Générosité dans la littérature Littérature anglaise - 16e siècle - Histoire et critique Littérature anglaise - 17e siècle - Histoire et critique Authority in literature English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism Generosity in literature Wohltätigkeit nehmen geben |
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