"Shakespeare and the 'Tragedy' of the Renaissance"
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Author:
	Kirkpatrick, Robin.
Type:
	Book Chapter
Year:
	2010
Publication Information:
	Lee, Renaissance? Perceptions of Continuity and Discontinuity in Europe, c.1300- c.1550, 45–66.
:
	Lee, Renaissance? Perceptions of Continuity and Discontinuity in Europe, c.1300- c.1550
Annotation:
	Suggests that with Love's Labour's Lost, Shakespeare "debunk[s] the excesses of humanist eloquence" and offers theatre as a "new resource." Considers falseness and entertainment in Troilus and Cressida. Contends that Cymbeline asserts a continuity between the middle ages and Shakespeare's England. Argues that Othello "is concerned not with the squalid distortions of sins such as jealousy, but rather with the perception of human excellence."
Language:
	English
Persons:
	Lee, Alexander; Péporté, Pit; Schnitker, Harry.
Keywords:
	humanism
Tags:
	Cymbeline, Love's Labor's Lost, Othello, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, Troilus and Cressida
WSB Update:
	Fall 2025
WSB Record Number:
	bbbo785