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Tragic Conditions in Shakespeare rethinking theory Stephen G. Nichols and Victor E. Taylor, Series Editors Tragic Conditions in Shakespeare Disinheriting the Globe PAUL A. KOTTMAN The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore © 2009The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2009 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kottman, Paul A., 1970– Tragic conditions in Shakespeare : disinheriting the Globe / Paul Kottman. p. cm. — (Rethinking theory) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-9371-1(hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8018-9371-2(hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616—Tragedies. 3. English drama (Tragedy)—History and criticism. I. Title. PR2983.K672009 822.3(cid:1)3—dc22 2009002890 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Special discounts are available for bulk purchases of this book. For more information, please contact Special Sales at 410-516-6936or [email protected]. The Johns Hopkins University Press uses environmentally friendly book materials, including recycled text paper that is composed of at least 30percent post-consumer waste, whenever possible. All of our book papers are acid-free, and our jackets and covers are printed on paper with recycled content. For Sophia and Helena This page intentionally left blank contents Acknowledgments ix introduction Disinheriting the Globe 1 chapter 1 On As You Like It 23 chapter 2 On Hamlet 44 chapter 3 On King Lear 78 chapter 4 On The Tempest 132 Notes 167 Index 195 This page intentionally left blank acknowledgments Because I have been fortunate to talk about Shakespeare with so many lively and engaged students over the past few years in my seminars at Eu- gene Lang College and the New School for Social Research, my attempt to sharpen my understanding of Shakespeare has never felt like a lonely pursuit. Conversations and exchanges with two friends, Agnes Heller and Ju- lia Reinhard Lupton, kept me mindful of what Shakespeare demands. I am grateful to them for their encouragement and camaraderie. Jay Bernstein deserves a special acknowledgment here. This book sim- ply would not be what it is were it not for the education that he has given me over the past several years. Numerous thoughts he has shared or pro- voked have found their way into these pages. His singularly helpful set of comments on a late draft helped make this a better book and therefore is something for which readers of it will have reason to be thankful. But, as far as I am concerned, his response to the book, on its own, makes me happy to have written it. A sabbatical leave granted to me by the New School, for which I am grateful, allowed me to write these pages. An earlier version of chapter 2 appeared in Revue Internationale de Philosophie63, no. 247(2009). My father, Karl Kottman, read drafts of each chapter with indispens- able scrutiny and acumen. Sakura, Sophia, and Helena make me thankful for more than I can ac- knowledge. ix
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