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Includes one essay on Shakespeare.
Traces "verbal echoes" of Christian Hermetism in Love's Labour's Lost, The Tempest, King Lear and Othello. Considers Shakespeare's religious beliefs to be "his secret," while noting that "Shakespeare himself had a profound knowledge of the Hermetic theosophy and was an active and conscious participant in the dissemination of Hermetic thought."
"Brandish[es] an unphenomenal Shakespeare against ... current phenomenalization of his work" (cf. Smith), finding "hermeneutic poverty" in today's "critical practices." Draws extensively on continental philosophy, including Husserl, Hegel, Derrida, de Saussure, and Levinas. Positions Ophelia as unphenomenal in the philosophical sense. Considers Tempest in relation to posthumanism.
Argues that "there are strong indications that he [Shakespeare] benefited from the facilities available at Gresham College." Points to proximity of Shakespeare's London lodging to the College. Contends that Matthew Gwinne, a Gresham College professor and author of Latin plays, not only "exercised a literary influence on Shakespeare, but he may also have acted as a role model and medical informant for him," particularly when it comes to Macbeth. Suggests that Shakespeare may have found one of his sources for Tempest through another Gresham professor, Henry Briggs.
Explores gender ambiguity in Macbeth, particularly surrounding the wyrd sisters and Lady Macbeth. Shows how Macduff's response to his wife and children's death is policed by exhorting him to uphold his masculinity.
Includes one essay on Shakespeare.
Argues that pockets can "connote limited and morally doubtful self-interest," pointing to Claudius's greed and pocketed diadem. Suggests that Antony's metaphorically overspilling pockets pejoratively signal his "grand extravagance." English summary, online.
Includes one essay on Shakespeare.
Describes Claudius and Gertrude as "eager but unable to repent." Argues that although Lady Macbeth experiences contrition, she has no "possibility that [her guilt] will eventually be removed by God." English summary, 83.
Includes one essay on Shakespeare. Introduction by Arjan van Dijk.