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Shakespeare between Machiavelli and Hobbes : dead body politics /

"Shakespeare between Machiavelli and Hobbes explores Shakespeare's political outlook by comparing some of the playwright's best-known works to the works of Italian political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli and English social contract theorist Thomas Hobbes. This ultimately reveals the m...

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Autor Principal: Moore, Andrew, 1981- (Author)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]
Series:Politics, literature, & film.
Subjects:
Hobbes, Thomas, > 1588-1679 > Political and social views.
Machiavelli, Niccolò, > 1469-1527 > Political and social views.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Political and social views.
Hobbes, Thomas, > 1588-1679.
Machiavelli, Niccolò, > 1469-1527.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616.
Kings and rulers in literature
Political plays, English > History and criticism
Politics in literature
Power (Social sciences) in literature
Political and social views
Political plays, English
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Nature and politics. Political power and the natural order: Richard III, Macbeth, and Coriolanus
  • Shakespeare and the state of nature: King Lear and Othello
  • Part II: The limits of politics. Violence and politics: Julius Caesar and Lucrece
  • Faith, morality, and contractual politics: The Merchant of Venice and Measure for Measure
  • Tyranny and consent: Lucrece, Titus Andronicus, and Cymbeline
  • Conclusion.

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