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HoP 427 - Brave New World - Shakespeare’s Tempest and Colonialism

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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Montaigne's Influence on Shakespeare's Tempest and the Question of Colonialism

Exploring the connection between Montaigne's essay 'On Cannibals' and Shakespeare's play, The Tempest, analyzing the scene where Gonzalo envisions an ideal society on an uninhabited island and discussing Montaigne's perspective on the natives of the Americas and the question of colonialism in the play.

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