Shakespeare's Political Pageant

Essays in Politics and Literature

Häftad, Engelska, 1996

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Literary works, through their very personal means of characterization, reveal the direct effect of politics on individuals in a way a political treatise cannot. The distinguished contributors to this volume share the belief that Shakespeare is the author who most effectively sets forth the multifarious pageant of politics. Shakespeare's rich canon presents monarchy and republic, tyrant and king, thinker and soldier, and Christian and pagan. The twelve essays in Shakespeare's Political Pageant discuss a broad range of Shakespeare's dramatic poetry from the perspective of the political theorist. This innovative book demonstrates the immense value of seeing Shakespeare's plays in the context of political philosophy. It will be an important source for students and scholars of both political science and literature.

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Utgivningsdatum1996-08-30
Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor304
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780847682904

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Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 AcknowledgmentsPart 3 Part I: ComediesChapter 4 The New Medea: On Portia's Comic Triumph in The Merchant of VeniceChapter 5 Fathers and Children: Matter, Mirth, and Melancholy in As You Like ItChapter 6 Wisdom and the Law: Thoughts on the Political Philosophy of Measure for MeasureChapter 7 The Portrait of Athens in A Midsummer Night's DreamPart 8 Part II: HistoriesChapter 9 Coming Home: The Political Settlement in Shakespeare's King JohnChapter 10 The Education of Hal: Henry IV, Parts One and TwoChapter 11 Princes to Act: Henry V as the Machiavellian Prince of AppearancePart 12 Part III: Tragedies. "This is Venice": Politics in Shakespeare's OthelloChapter 13 King Lear: The Tragic Disjunction of Wisdom and PowerChapter 14 The Relation of Thought and Action in MacbethChapter 15 Courage and Impotence in MacbethChapter 16 "With Himself at War": Shakespeare's Roman Hero and the Republican TraditionChapter 17 Index

This superb collection of essays on Shakespeare's plays combines rich analysis of dramatic detail with insight into political rule, ambition, and love. By illustrating universal themes in particular political and historical contexts, ^RShakespeare's Political Pageant^I demonstrates Aristotle's claim that poetry is more philosophic than history. Alulis and Sullivan have given us a major contribution to the growing field of politics and literature.