Unreading Shakespeare by David P. Gontar Published by New English Review Press

New English Review Press is pleased to announce the publication of our eighteenth book, Unreading Shakespeare by David P. Gontar.

An outstanding Classic in the great tradition of A.C. Bradley, H.C. Goddard, G. Wilson Knight, and Harold Bloom. Together with the groundbreaking Hamlet Made Simple and Other Essays, UNREADING SHAKESPEARE shakes the foundations of Renaissance studies, breathing new life into Othello, Hamlet, Falstaff, Rosalind, and many other characters. Here is the definitive exposition of Shakespeare in the 21st century.

UNREADING SHAKESPEARE

• Teaches us how to find the real wisdom of Shakespeare

• Shows the major philosophical influence on Shakespeare is not Montaigne but Plato

• Introduces Katherine of Aragon as Feminist Hero

• Uncovers the comic dimension of Shakespeare s Tragedies

• Presents the Socratic Apology of Falstaff

• Rescues King Lear from modern oblivion

Writing an essay recently about an important character in Shakespeare, I turned to Mr. Gontar for guidance. He is illuminating, erudite and wise. I couldn’t have done better.
—Theodore Dalrymple, author of numerous books, including Anything Goes, Farewell Fear and Threats of Pain and Ruin.

David Gontar’s books on Shakespeare contain some of the most impressive writings on the works of the Bard that I have ever read. Gontar’s Shakespearean essays fill us with triumphant illumination.
—Ricardo Mena, author of Ver, begin

Surely the best book of writing on Shakespeare in a very long time, UNREADING SHAKESPEARE and its companion, HAMLET MADE SIMPLE, are a revelation at once delightful and amazing.
—Richard Cameron, Co-founder, Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, Atelier and Co.