"The rush to knowledge": Perception and interpretation in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing", "Othello" and "The Winter's Tale"
by Evans, Judith Bruce, M.A., GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, 2008, 48 pages; 1456981

Abstract:

Following a pattern of sensory perception throughout Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing, Othello, and The Winter's Tale and including theories of perception and interpretation from the writings of Aristotle and Montaigne, this work explores the ways in which Shakespeare's heroes imaginatively create their own realities.

 
AdviserMimi Yiu
SchoolGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
SourceMAI/ 47-01, p. , Nov 2008
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsTheater; British and Irish literature
Publication Number1456981
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