'Shakespeare and Virtue knits together the strengths of an academic handbook with a guidebook's ability to inspire. Readers will want to keep this book close at hand not only for its capacious overview of Shakespearean virtues and their connections to a broad range of philosophies and religions, but also for its energizing reminders of the transformative potentialities of reading, performing and teaching Shakespeare's 'virtue ecologies' in contexts of political activism, social justice, and ecological resilience.' Kristine Steenbergh, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Introduction Julia Reinhard Lupton and Donovan Sherman; Part I. Shakespeare and Virtue Ethics: 1. Arete Jeffrey S. Doty and Daniel Bloom; 2. Dynamis (dynamism, capacity) and energeia (actuality) Christopher Crosbie; 3. Techne Jeffrey Gore; 4. Eudaimonia Katarzyna Lecky; 5. Ethos Joseph Turner; 6. Hexis (habit) Kate Narveson; 7. Stoicism Donovan Sherman; 8. Skepticism James Kuzner; 9. Askesis and asceticism Jennifer R. Rust; 10. Shakespeare's moral compass Neema Parvini; Part II. Shakespeare's Virtues: 11. The four cardinal virtues: Caesar's mantle and practical wisdom Kevin Curran; 12. The three theological virtues Sarah Beckwith; 13. Prudence: the wisdom of 'hazarding all' in the merchant of Venice Kelly Lehtonen; 14. Friendship Sean Keilen; 15. Patience Nick Moschovakis; 16. Care Benjamin Parris; 17. Hospitality Joan Pong Linton; 18. Respect Sanford Budick; 19. Chastity Jennifer Flaherty; 20. Wit Indira Ghose; 21. Service Joseph Sterrett; 22. Humility Richard Wilson; 23. Kindness Paul Yachnin; 24. Stewardship and resilience: the environmental virtues Jessica Rosenberg; 25. Cognitive virtue and global ecosociability Donald Wehrs; 26. Trust: don't ever change David Carroll Simon; 27. Being 'free' as a virtue Richard Strier; Part III. Shakespeare and Global Virtue Traditions: 28. Shakespeare's rabbinic virtues: a listening ear Stephanie Shirilan; 29. Islamic virtues: ethics in the premodern ottoman empire Yasin Basaran; 30. Persian virtues: hospitality, tolerance and peacebuilding in the age of Shakespeare Sheiba Kian Kaufman; 31. Buddhist virtues: Equanimity, mindfulness and compassion in hamlet Unhae Langis; 32. The virtues in black theology Vincent Lloyd; 33. Virtue on Robben Island David Schalkwyk; 34. Globability: the virtue of worlding Jane Hwang Degenhardt; Part IV. Virtuous Performances: 35. Dramaturgy: the virtue/virtuosity of unfolding hamlet's story Freddie Rokem; 36. Performing chastity: the marina project Katharine Craik and Ewan Fernie; 37. Villains in prison, villains on stage: is Shakespeare really salvific? Mariacristina Cavecchi; 38. Teaching Shakespeare and moral agency Michael Bristol.