Hegel and Shakespeare on Moral Imagination

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Cover print entitled “Prince Henry, Poins and Falstaff ” by William Orchardson; circa 1880 Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2010 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Production by Diane Ganeles Marketing by Anne M. Valentine Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bates, Jennifer Ann, 1964– Hegel and Shakespeare on moral imagination / Jennifer Ann Bates. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4384-3241-0 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770–1831—Criticism and interpretation. 3. Ethics in literature. 4. Fate and fatalism in literature. 5. Self in literature. 6. English literature—Philosophy. I. Title. PR3007.B38 2010 822.3'3—dc22 2009054442 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For my mother Catherine Young Bates and my brother Greg Bates ...