radical new research on Shakespeare's rhetorical and Platonic influences for fresh literary insights
post-structuralist perspective prioritizes form over content for a unique reading experience
argues Shakespeare's work is more than mere interpretation, but a form of conscious construction
accessible to a wide audience including literary readers, academics, and educators
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Shakespeare wrote at a unique historical turning point: the world was understood through poetry -- rather than through the science of observing it. In Shakespeare Beyond Science: When Poetry Was the World, Sky Gilbert's radical new research locates Shakespeare as a disciple of the Greek rhetorician Hermogenes, and a student of the Neo-Pla
