Shakespeare and the power of difference

This volume combines cultural reflections and close readings with the aim to trace difference in the early modern inscriptions of Shakespeare's language. The surveys revisit established views on Shakespeare's history to shed light on cultural facets that history books do not normally contemplate. The readings focus on a selection of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets at different but complementary levels: A. Marzola engages issues of Time and Death trough readings of "Hamlet" and sonnets 60 and 73. Davide Del Bello addresses the issue of mystification through re-readings of "Pericles", "The Winter's Tale" and Sonett 138.