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The Theatre of Envy. William Shakespeare – Girard René – Published by BBI – 2021 – ISBN 978-5-89647-355-8

The Theatre of Envy. William Shakespeare
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A leading contemporary literary and cultural critic, anthropologist, and philosopher turns to Shakespeare's work and finds confirmation of his mimetic theory. According to Girard, people desire objects not for their intrinsic value, but because they are desired by others—we imitate or copy their desires. The author sees this mimetic desire as one of the foundations of human existence. The book abounds with new and unexpected interpretations: Shakespeare emerges as a "prophet of modern advertising," and the threat of nuclear catastrophe is read in the light of Hamlet. Perhaps the most intriguing feature is a brief but brilliant chapter that interprets Stephen Dedalus's lecture on Shakespeare in Joyce's Ulysses from a completely new perspective.
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