Shakespeare's Political Realism: The English History PlaysState University of New York Press, 25.01.2001 г. - 218 страници This book provides fresh interpretations of five of Shakespeare's history plays (King John, Richard II, Henry IV, Parts I and II, and Henry V), each guided by the often criticized assumption that Shakespeare can teach us something about politics. In contrast to many contemporary political critics who treat Shakespeare's political dramas as narrow reflections of his time, the author maintains that Shakespeare's political vision is wide-ranging, compelling, and relevant to modern audiences. Paying close attention to character and context, as well as to Shakespeare's creative use of history, the author explores Shakespeare's views on perennially important political themes such as ambition, legitimacy, tradition, and political morality. Particular emphasis is placed on Shakespeare's relation to Machiavelli, turning repeatedly to the conflict between ambition and justice. In the end, Shakespeare's history plays point to the limits of politics even more pessimistically than Machiavelli's realism. |
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... according to our own political convictions , is unnecessarily limiting . Of course , critics have always tried to discern Shakespeare's posi- tions on the political issues of his time . Was he a Tudor apologist ? Did he believe in the ...
... according to our own political convictions , is unnecessarily limiting . Of course , critics have always tried to discern Shakespeare's posi- tions on the political issues of his time . Was he a Tudor apologist ? Did he believe in the ...
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... According to the homily , obedience is " the principle virtue of all virtues " because God's first command to Adam was to obey . Satan was the original rebel , disobedience the original sin . In the Bible , the homily notes , both good ...
... According to the homily , obedience is " the principle virtue of all virtues " because God's first command to Adam was to obey . Satan was the original rebel , disobedience the original sin . In the Bible , the homily notes , both good ...
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... according to Ponet , was to replace man's corrupt reason and so allow him to live in harmony with God's laws . God , however , is neutral on the question of what form political authority ought to take . This — and here is the decisive ...
... according to Ponet , was to replace man's corrupt reason and so allow him to live in harmony with God's laws . God , however , is neutral on the question of what form political authority ought to take . This — and here is the decisive ...
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... According to a friendly critic , " the fundamental move of new - his- toricist critics " is " trying to see the text as essentially generated from , and directed toward the politics of a historically remote period . " 22 For new ...
... According to a friendly critic , " the fundamental move of new - his- toricist critics " is " trying to see the text as essentially generated from , and directed toward the politics of a historically remote period . " 22 For new ...
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... According to Freudianism , if you say you hate your father , you hate your father ; if you say you love your father , you also hate your father . According to the New Historicism , if you say you support orthodoxy , you support ...
... According to Freudianism , if you say you hate your father , you hate your father ; if you say you love your father , you also hate your father . According to the New Historicism , if you say you support orthodoxy , you support ...
Съдържание
King John | 39 |
King Richard II | 59 |
King Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 | 91 |
King Henry V | 125 |
Conclusion Shakespeare | 153 |
The Omission of the Magna Carta | 167 |
Bibliography | 197 |
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