Hamlet, the State of Emotion and the International Crisis of Meaning
Vanessa Pupavac
(School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham)
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Abstract
Drawing on Shakespeare, and in particular Hamlet's psychological crisis, this paper examines the relationship between emotions and meaning, a key theme in artistic work since Aristotle but, it is argued, largely ignored in psychology and the social sciences. Now, however, against a background of international terrorism, lessons are being learned from literature's insights.
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Citation
Pupavac, V. (2008), "Hamlet, the State of Emotion and the International Crisis of Meaning", Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. 13 No. 1, pp. 14-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/13619322200800004
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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