DAVID A.J. RICHARDS
It is impossible to overestimate the importance of this book. ”
—Terri Apter, psychologist and author
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Whoever would have thought that William Shakespeare could help us prevent murder in the twenty-first century?”
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Holding A Mirror up to Nature
Shame, Guilt and Violence in Shakespeare
By James Gilligan and David A.J. Richards,
Cambridge University Press, November 2023
John Douglas Thompson
Nigel Gore
Tod Randolph
FEATURING John Douglas Thompson whom The New York Times called “perhaps the greatest Shakespeare interpreter in contemporary theater," Nigel Gore, and Tod Randolph, this audio book is for everyone who loves Shakespeare and is curious about what causes and what prevents violence
LISTEN TO AUDIOBOOK EXCERPTS:
Holding a Mirror Up to Nature: Shame Guilt and Violence in Shakespeare
“ James Gilligan and David A.J. Richards brilliantly explore how Shakespeare’s plays are among the most insightful sources for understanding human nature and human psychology…(enabling) us to understand not only what causes violence, but also how to prevent it.”
— Besel van der Kolk, New York Times bestselling author of
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma
