Shakespeare wrote at a unique historical turning point: the world was understood through poetry -- rather than through the science of observing it. In Shakespeare Beyond Science: When Poetry Was the World, Sky Gilbert's radical new research locates Shakespeare as a disciple of the Greek rhetorician Hermogenes, and a student of the Neo-Platonist Johannes Sturm. No, not just another 'interpretation' of the meaning of Shakespeare's work. Instead, a radical approach to Shakespeare as magician and rhetorician, as a post-structuralist, more concerned with form than content, and confident of the dangerous magical power of words not only to persuade but to construct our consciousness.

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Reviews
"MY ADDICTION is one one of the funniest and most honest films about fag compulsion this side of the Ganges." -- The San Francisco Bay Times
"Sky Gilbert's second feature is a step up the professional ladder from his first" -- Variety
Inspired by Barbara Pym's comedic tales of quiet life in the British countryside, Sky Gilbert's latest work is uproarious, touching, and poignant. -- Carly Maga, Torontoist
"The truth is, Sky Gilbert has more theatrical flair in his little finger than anybody else in the Toronto scene....It is a measure of Sky Gilbert's theatrical genius" -- The Globe and Mail
"Gilbert has spoken eloquently about society's persecution and misunderstanding of non-conformity- and that's a theme that goes beyond the specifics of homosexuality." -- The Toronto Star
"It is the best book I've read this year, one of the most interesting books I've ever encountered." -- Barcza
"Gilbert has a real gift for explaining complicated intellectual ideas with conviction and clarity, and for keeping his prose cheerful -- however deep he burrows. Frances Yates had that too." -- Alexander Waugh, author of The House of Wittgenstein



Book Information
ISBN 9781771835039
Author Sky Gilbert
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint Guernica Editions,Canada
Publisher Guernica Editions,Canada
Weight(grams) 176g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 10mm