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Martin Lings (Author), H.R.H. the Prince of Wales (Foreword)

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November 1, 1998
Revised and Expanded Edition of The Secret of Shakespeare

Reveals the full scope of Shakespeare's plays as sacred visionary dramas, illuminating the bard's greatest works and the man behind them


• Reveals how, through the use of esoteric symbol and form, Shakespeare's plays mirror the inner drama of the journey of all souls


• Conveys a heightened understanding of the plays through examining the theatrical rendering of their texts


Through his study of such plays as Hamlet, Othello, MacBeth, and King Lear, Lings supplies expert and inspiring guidance to the beautifully wrought words and worlds of William Shakespeare. Lings's particular genius lies in his ability to convey, as perhaps no one else has ever done, the theatrical renderings of these texts, leaving readers with deep and lasting impressions not only of these masterpieces of dramatic artistry, but of the extraordinary man behind them as well.


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"This short book does more to reveal or suggest what in Shakespeare is the quintessence of his greatness than the most laborious exposition could ever do."
(Kathleen Raine, author of William Blake and Yeats the Initiate? )

"A book that I found hard to put down . . . clearly written from an intimate, personal awareness of the meaning of the symbols that Shakespeare uses to describe the inner drama of the journey of the soul."
(H. R. H. The Prince of Wales )

About the Author

Martin Lings, formerly Keeper of Oriental Manuscripts in the British Museum and the British Library, is the author of numerous books about religion and spirituality, including The Book of Certainty, What is Sufism?, Ancient Beliefs and Modern Superstitions, and the internationally acclaimed Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources. He lives in Westerham, England. 

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In the last few decades there has been a considerable increase of interest in the Middle Ages, which is no doubt partly due to a reaction, but it is also, much more, a case of ignorance giving way to knowledge. Read the first page
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psychic substance, fallen soul, primordial man
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King Lear, Middle Ages, King Hamlet, Lesser Mysteries, Midsummer Night's Dream, Lady Macbeth, Earthly Paradise, Greater Mysteries, Titus Burckhardt, Duke of Albany, Garden of Eden, Thane of Cawdor, Twelfth Night, Duke of Vienna, Golden Age, King of France, King of Naples, Prince Hal, Prince of Denmark, Quinta Essentia
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