Augustines Confessions and Shakespeares King Lear : Power, Parenthood, and Presence

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Paffenroth returns to two of the most quintessentially commanding yet vulnerable protagonists in the Western canon \u2013 Augustine, the real life, fifth century bishop of Hippo, known to us mostly through his own telling of his life in Confessions; and King Lear, the legendary king of Briton, known to us mostly from Shakespeare\u2019s version of his tragic end. \nHaving examined problems addressed in both works of love, language, nature, and reason, Paffenroth here picks up more purely relational matters: both protagonists wield (or have wielded) power over others, yet struggle to learn its right application; both raise children, but have deeply problematic relations with their children, their partners, and (in the case of Augustine at least) their parents; neither has an intuitive or unproblematic\n\nAugustine\u2019s Confessions and Shakespeare\u2019s King Lear\nPower, Parenthood, and Presence\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery;