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What does it mean to make life? This book focuses on one of the key questions for culture and science in both Shakespeare's time and our own. Shakespeare wrote "A Midsummer Night's Dream" during a period when the "new science" had begun to unsettle the foundations of knowledge about the natural world. Through close analysis of the play and reflection on modern genetic engineering, Turner examines developments in early modern culture as it sought to come to terms with the new forces of magic, astrology, alchemy and mechanics, fields of knowledge that preoccupied the most adventurous intellects of Shakespeare's period and that promised limitless power over nature. Shakespeare's writing sheds light on current developments in science, ethics, law, and religion in contemporary culture.This book reveals the richness and peculiarity of early scientific thought in Shakespeare's time and shows how the questions he poses remain fundamental as the nature of "life" has become one of the most pressing political, ethical, and philosophical problems for society today. "Shakespeare Now!" is a series of short books that engage imaginatively and often provocatively with the possibilities of Shakespeare's plays. It goes back to the source - the most living language imaginable - and recaptures the excitement, audacity and surprise of Shakespeare. It will return you to the plays with opened eyes.

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Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: plays & playwrights

• Plný název: Shakespeare's Double Helix
• Autor: Henry S Turner
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 144
• EAN: 9780826491206
• ISBN: 0826491200
• ID: 01253972
• Nakladatelství: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Hmotnost: 164 g
• Rozměry: 197 × 129 × 11 mm
• Datum vydání: 20. December 2007

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