Helvetius: His Life and Place in the History of Educational ThoughtThis volume traces the modern critical and performance history of this play, one of Shakespeare's most-loved and most-performed comedies. The essay focus on such modern concerns as feminism, deconstruction, textual theory, and queer theory. |
Contents
THE WISDOM OF OUR ANCESTORS | 1 |
ENTANGLED IN THE COBWEBS OF THE SCHOOLS | 8 |
A YOUTH OF FROLICS | 25 |
OF SOME SUBSTANCE AND STAKE IN | 46 |
SEEKING THE BUBBLE REPUTATION | 74 |
LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ | 94 |
THE FIRST DUTY OF A STATE | 159 |
EFFORT AND EXPECTATION AND DESIRE | 172 |
WILD ROUSSEAU | 185 |
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Helvetius: His Life and Place in the History of Educational Thought Ian Cumming Limited preview - 2013 |
Helvetius: His Life and Place in the History of Educational Thought Ian Cumming Limited preview - 2013 |
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