Shakespeare's Scholars : Three Lessons from the Liberal Arts

of his own thoughts, with unfortunate results. And in The Tempest, Prospero abandons his duty to others for the rapture of secret studies, a choice that leads him to seek the false consolation of self-protective bitterness. In each play, Keilen finds important lessons about humility, wisdom, and self-knowledge. Inspired by these, he argues for a new approach to teaching literatureone that views literary education not as an esoteric discipline but as the renewal of an intellectual heritage all readers hold in common. [Publisher's text]