Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Section I: Keywords
7. 1. Role Playing 19
8. 2. Habit 29
9. 3. Acknowledgment 43
10. 4. Judgment 55
11. 5. Entertainment 73
12. 6. Curse 86
13. 7. Way of Life 102
14. 8. Care 115
15. Section II: Extended Encounters
16. 9. Shakespeare’s Now: Atemporal Presentness in King Lear and The Winter’s Tale 135
17. 10. Hegel with Hamlet: Questions of Method 165
18. 11. Bliss Unrevealed: The “Trial” in Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale 185
19. Afterword 207
20. Works Cited 215
21. Contributors 233
22. Index 237