Shakespeare and the Denial of Death - Softcover

James L. Calderwood offers a lively exploration of the ways in which Shakespeare dramatizes the strategies people employ to deal with and transcend the inevitability of death. In keeping with the views of Ernest Becker, Norman O.Brown and others, Calderwood argues that the denial of death is fundamental to both individuals and their cultures. By drawing on a fascinating rand of examples, he suggests how often and how variously Shakespeare dramatizes this desire for symbolic immortality.

Calderwood's other books include Shakespearean Metadrama; Metadrama in Shakespeare's Henriad; To Be and Not to Be; and If It Were Done: Macbeth and Tragic Action.