{"product_id":"shakespeare-and-the-gods-virginia-mason-vaughan-9781474284264","title":"Shakespeare and the Gods","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShakespeare and the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e examines Shakespeare's many allusions to six classical gods (Jupiter, Diana, Venus, Mars, Hercules and Ceres) that enhance his readers' and audiences' understanding and enjoyment of his work. Vaughan explains their historical context, from their origins in ancient Greece to their appropriation in Rome and their role in medieval and early modern mythography. The book also illuminates Shakespeare's classical allusions by comparison to the work of contemporaries like Edmund Spenser, Ben Jonson and Thomas Heywood and\u003cbr\u003eexplores allusive patterns that repeat throughout Shakespeare's canon. Each chapter concludes with a more focused reading of one or two plays in which the god appears or serves as an underlying motif. \u003ci\u003eShakespeare and the Gods \u003c\/i\u003ehighlights throughout the gods' participation in western constructions of gender as well as classical myth's role in changing attitudes toward human violence and sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia Mason Vaughan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474284264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474284264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arden Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Virginia Mason Vaughan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941617074431,"sku":"9781474284264","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7947e5bf-d4ed-4b5f-bc70-8aeb520587d7.jpg?v=1681453964","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shakespeare-and-the-gods-virginia-mason-vaughan-9781474284264","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}