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Staging Doubt Skepticism in Early Modern European Drama


Author: Pawlita, Leonie
Source: Directory of Open Access Books
Publisher: De Gruyter
ISBN: 9783110660555;9783110660548
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This volume considers the influential revival of ancient philosophical skepticism in the 16th and early 17th centuries and investigates, from a comparative perspective, its reception in early modern English, Spanish and French drama, dedicating detailed readings to plays by Shakespeare, Calderón, Lope de Vega, Rotrou, Desfontaines, and Cervantes.