Shakespeare's Window Into the Soul: The Mystical Wisdom in Shakespeare's Characters
- ISBN-10
- 1594771200
- ISBN-13
- 9781594771200
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-06-27
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
- Author
- Martin Lings
Description
Shakespeare's plays, argues author Martin Lings, concern far more than the workings of the human psyche; they are sacred, visionary works that, through the use of esoteric symbol and form, mirror the passage the soul must make to reach its final sacred union with the divine.
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