Staging Doubt Skepticism in Early Modern European Drama

Pawlita, Leonie

doi:10.1515/9783110660586

Auteur

Pawlita, Leonie

Collection

European Research Council (ERC)

Language

English

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Résumé

This volume considers the influential revival of ancient philosophical skepticism in the 16th and early 17th centuries and investigates, from a comparative perspective, its reception in early modern English, Spanish and French drama, dedicating detailed readings to plays by Shakespeare, Calderón, Lope de Vega, Rotrou, Desfontaines, and Cervantes.

URI

https://doab-dev.siscern.org/handle/20.500.12854/174283

Keywords

Skepticism; Early Modern Literature; Drama; Shakespeare; Calderón de la Barca; Lope de Vega; Jean de Rotrou; Cervantes; thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism; thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSG Literary studies: plays and playwrights