In Shakespearean tragedy, language is used to bring about the downfall of characters, but there is also a tragedy which affects language itself through the decomposition of the fundamental concepts and mythologies which give identity to both societies and individuals. This book shows how in Shakespeare’s English history plays, Roman plays, tragicomedies, and romances, characters use language to manipulate and destroy others, but also imprison themselves in false reasoning. The misuse of language creates tragedies for individuals but also for society at large, as its conceptual building blocks lose their capacity to function. For Shakespeare, tragedy happens both to individuals and to cultures, and happens both in language and to language.
- ISBN10 900472365X
- ISBN13 9789004723658
- Publish Date 24 April 2025
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country NL
- Imprint Brill
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 165
- Language English
- URL brill.com/product_id4201873