In Sri Aurobindo's words the Renaissance in Europe meant "above all everywhere, the discovery of beauty and joy in every energy of life". He also referred to it as "Hellenism returning with its strong sense of humanity and things human".
From the Preface, "This study seeks to interpret the views of Sri Aurobindo on the renaissance, on Shakespeare and Marlowe in particular. My own thoughts on them have grown out of the clues offered by the Master."
The chapter headings convey the themes explored in this book:
- Elizabethan Drama
- Hindu Drama
- Sri Aurobindo on Shakespeare
- Timon of Athens
- Doctor Faustus
- Three Layers of the Self
- Petrarch and Shakespeare
- The Courtier.
