Shakespeare the Renaissance Humanist Moral Philosophy and His Plays

“Raspa (retired, Laval Univ., Canada) argues that contemporary Shakespeare criticism has moved too far away from the philosophical contexts of Shakespeare’s own time … . Raspa seeks to redress this by reading a variety of plays through the lens of Renaissance humanism, offering explanations of how Shakespeare’s contemporaries would have necessarily understood various moments in the plays. … Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty.” (A. Castaldo, Choice, Vol. 54 (5), January, 2017)