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Shakespeare has been viewed by critics both as a secular writer who affirmed the dual nature of man and as a Christian allegorist whose work has a submerged but positive and elaborate pattern of Christian meaning. In Shakespeare and the Outer Mystery, Robert H. West explores the philosophical and supernatural elements of five Shakespearean dramas—Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and The Tempest.
Through his analysis, West discovers Shakespeare’s respect for the mysteries of existence but no clear definition of the philosophical and moral context of his play worlds. An artistic motivation leads Shakespeare to use these elements ambiguously to create a dramatic effect rather than to teach a moral or ideological lesson.
Robert H. West is Alumni Distinguished Professor and chairman of the Department of English at the University of Georgia.
Publication Date
1968
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Place of Publication
Lexington, KY
ISBN
9780813155609
eISBN
9780813165110
Keywords
Shakespeare, Shakespeare's dramas, Shakespeare criticism
Disciplines
Literature in English, British Isles
Recommended Citation
West, Robert H., "Shakespeare and the Outer Mystery" (1968). Literature in English, British Isles. 61.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_english_language_and_literature_british_isles/61
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