TY - BOOK AU - Wells,Robin Headlam TI - Shakespeare's humanism SN - 0511137001 AV - PR3001 .W46 2005eb U1 - 822.33 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Cambridge, UK, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Shakespeare, William, KW - Shakespeare, William. KW - Humanism KW - Humanism in literature KW - Humanisme dans la littérature KW - Humanisme KW - humanism KW - aat KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - Shakespeare KW - bisacsh KW - DRAMA KW - fast KW - Humanismus KW - gnd KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-270) and index; Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; chapter 1 Shakespeare and English humanism; the proper study of mankind; the laws of human nature; challenges to the humanist view of man; the barbarian at the gate; the enemy within; shakespeare's humanism; the decline of natural law theory; chapter 2 Gender; the politics of 'twelfth night'; gender instability; constructing gender; some like it hot; chapter 3 Value pluralism; shylock the puritan; thrift; condundrums; value pluralism; chapter 4 Social justice; anatomising the 'police-universe' N2 - Shakespeare's Humanism challenges the central, defining principle of postmodern Shakespeare criticism by arguing that the idea of a universal human nature was as important to Shakespeare as it was to every other Renaissance writer UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=146145 ER -