"Shakespeares Philosophical Theatre: Plays and Poetry for all Seasons" Summary of Chapter 5 featured in "The Delphic Podcasts" by Michael R D James: Season 15 Episode 6

Rhetoric and Psychology lost their characters at the end of the 1800's and this was due to a loss of commitment to ancient institutions such as the Church and a waning of commitment to the Rationality of the Ancient Greek and Enlightenment Philosophy of Kant. Herder claims that Shakespeare soul  is aging and withering. The Platonic dialogues relating to the trial and last days of Socrates have not aged but it is not yet clear whether this will also eventually be the case for the work of Shakespearehttp://michaelrdjames.orgDelphic Podcast