Download or read book Shakespeare and the Culture of Paradox written by Peter G. Platt and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Platt here examines Renaissance culture through the lens of paradox. Specifically, he analyzes paradoxes surrounding geography, equity law, and the acting in and witnessing of the Elizabethan-Jacobean theater itself. In showing that Shakespeare's plays create and are created by a culture of paradox, Platt offers an exciting and innovative investigation of Shakespeare's cognitive and affective power over his audience.