Was Shakespeare Don Quixote ?

Gilbert explores whether William Shakespeare is Don Quixote. Here, he examines the philosophical position of Shakespeare in light of the evolving spirit of the age that Shakespeare dared to align himself with a point of view that was in danger of becoming anachronistic. His work was the aesthetic pe...

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Published in:The Oxfordian (Portland, Or.) Or.), 2020-10, Vol.22, p.79-102
Main Author: Gilbert, Sky
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aesthetics
British & Irish literature
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de (1547-1616)
Dramatists
English literature
European literature
Metaphor
Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)
Pragmatics
Renaissance, 1450-1600
Rhetoric
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Shakespeare, William (English playwright)
Social aspects
Spanish literature
Theobald, Lewis
Works
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Summary:Gilbert explores whether William Shakespeare is Don Quixote. Here, he examines the philosophical position of Shakespeare in light of the evolving spirit of the age that Shakespeare dared to align himself with a point of view that was in danger of becoming anachronistic. His work was the aesthetic personification of an old, romantic world order that was reluctantly giving way to a new, more pragmatic one, and he waged a valiant, passionate final crusade in the name of medieval rhetoric and chivalry.
ISSN:1521-3641