Shakespeare's Representation of Weather, Climate and Environment : The Early Modern 'Fated Sky'

Offers an all-encompassing approach on early modern climate in Shakespeare. Redefines the notion of 'climate' as Shakespeare's contemporaries understood it. Suggests new hermeneutic tracks to understand Shakespeare's major comedies and tragedies. Probes environmental issues in Shakespeare's plays and, in doing so, echoes major concerns of the present time.