Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction xi
5. PART I: PHILOSOPHICAL CRITICISM IN THEORY
6. The Epistemological Basis of Philosophical Criticism 3
7. The Moral Basis of Philosophical Criticism 20
8. PART II: PHILOSOPHICAL CRITICISM IN PRACTICE
9. A Case of Unfair Proportions 65
10. Upon One Bank and Shoal of Time 92
11. Love Stories 112
12. Making Love 129
13. Doing Nothing 168
14. King Lear’s Hidden Tragedy 183
15. Appendix A: A Note on Lear’s Motivation 205
16. Appendix B: A Note on Shakespeare and Rhetoric 211
17. Works Cited 213
18. Index 225