John Vyvyan – Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers https://shepheardwalwyn.com Independent Publisher Book Seller UK Thu, 12 Feb 2026 04:22:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Shakespeare and Platonic Beauty https://shepheardwalwyn.com/product/shakespeare-and-platonic-beauty/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:03:54 +0000 https://development.shepheardwalwyn.com/product/shakespeare-and-platonic-beauty/ John Vyvyan’s third Shakespearean study was originally published by Chatto & Windus in 1961, but has long been out of print. Looking at some of the comedies, he reveals how the Platonic ideas of beauty and love, as developed by Plotinus, Ficino, Castiglione and Spenser, add an extra dimension to the plays. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It and All’s Well That Ends Well…

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]]> Shakespeare and the Rose of Love https://shepheardwalwyn.com/product/shakespeare-and-the-rose-of-love/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:03:54 +0000 https://development.shepheardwalwyn.com/product/shakespeare-and-the-rose-of-love/ Originally published by Chatto & Windus in 1960 as the second volume in a trilogy, this book has long been out of print. It offers a viewpoint seldom considered: an unusual and exceptionally clear insight into Shakespeare’s philosophy. It does so with freshness, modesty and conviction. John Vyvyan continues his exploration into Shakespeare’s philosophy, begun in The Shakespearean Ethic…

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]]> The Shakespearean Ethic https://shepheardwalwyn.com/product/the-shakespearean-ethic/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:03:54 +0000 https://development.shepheardwalwyn.com/product/the-shakespearean-ethic/ Originally published by Chatto & Windus in 1959, this book has long been out of print and largely neglected by Shakespearean scholars. It offers a viewpoint seldom considered: an unusual and exceptionally clear insight into Shakespeare’s philosophy. It does so with freshness, modesty and conviction. Appreciating the danger Shakespeare faced in writing at a time of major religious intolerance…

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