Rethinking Shakespeare's Skepticism

Tartamella casts new light on seemingly quite familiar material Shakespeare sSonnetsand a number of his plays, includingHamlet, The Taming of the Shrew, andAntony and Cleopatra.By placing theSonnetswithin the context of the literary history of praise poetry, and exploring the underlying influence of early modern skepticism on Shakespeare s writing, this book truly enhances our understanding of the subtleties and complexities in all of Shakespeare s work."