A Theatre Of Envy by René Girard
A close reading of Shakespearean drama through the lens of mimetic desire, arguing that human longing is fundamentally imitative so that shared desires generate rivalry which escalates into social crises and scapegoating; by examining comedies and tragedies alike, the book shows how theatre both stages and clarifies the mechanisms by which communities channel violence onto victims to restore order, offering a broader theory of how sacrifice, imitation, and collective violence underlie cultural cohesion.
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