Lawrence, Sean.
Pittsburgh, PA : Duquesne University Press, c2012.
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Part of the series Medieval & Renaissance literary studies;Medieval and Renaissance literary studies.
Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• The venice of merchants — Romans and Venetians on grace and exchange — Nothing will come of nothing : avoiding the gift in King Lear — Speaking and betraying love — The dearest friend in Edward II — Listening to Lavinia: Emmanuel Levinas’s saying and said in Titus Andronicus — Returning to the world: Prospero’s generosity and power.
• Original readings of Dr. Faustus, The Merchant of Venice, Edward II, King Lear, Titus Andronicus, and The Tempest, in which Sean Lawrence challenges the tendency to reflexively understand gifts as exchanges or negotiations. Lawrence uses the philosophies of Levinas and Derrida to argue that these plays depict a radical generosity that breaks the cycle self-interest –Provided by publisher.

Subjects:

• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 — Criticism and interpretation.
• Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593 — Criticism and interpretation.
• Generosity in literature.

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