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Shakespeare's political pageant : essays in literature and politics

The contributors to this volume share the belief that Shakespeare is the author who most effectively sets forth the multifarious pagaent of politics. They discuss a broad range of Shakespeare's dramatic poetry from the perspective of the political theorist.
Print Book, English, 1996
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Md, 1996
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xi, 276 Seiten 24 cm
9780847682898, 9780847682904, 0847682897, 0847682900
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Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Part 3 Part I: Comedies Chapter 4 The New Medea: On Portia's Comic Triumph in The Merchant of Venice Chapter 5 Fathers and Children: Matter, Mirth, and Melancholy in As You Like It Chapter 6 Wisdom and the Law: Thoughts on the Political Philosophy of Measure for Measure Chapter 7 The Portrait of Athens in A Midsummer Night's Dream Part 8 Part II: Histories Chapter 9 Coming Home: The Political Settlement in Shakespeare's King John Chapter 10 The Education of Hal: Henry IV, Parts One and Two Chapter 11 Princes to Act: Henry V as the Machiavellian Prince of Appearance Part 12 Part III: Tragedies. "This is Venice": Politics in Shakespeare's Othello Chapter 13 King Lear: The Tragic Disjunction of Wisdom and Power Chapter 14 The Relation of Thought and Action in Macbeth Chapter 15 Courage and Impotence in Macbeth Chapter 16 "With Himself at War": Shakespeare's Roman Hero and the Republican Tradition Chapter 17 Index