Shakespeare and Politics

What a Sixteenth-Century Playwright Can Tell Us about Twenty-First-Century Politics

Bruce E. Altschuler, Michael A. Genovese (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

212 Seiten

2014
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-61205-159-8 (ISBN)

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William Shakespeare, more than any other author, was able to capture the essence of human nature in all its manifestations. His political plays offer enduring insights into our humanity, our vanity, our noble and baser drives, what makes us great, and what makes us loathsome. He tells us about ourselves and about our world. This volume gleans valuable lessons from the writings of William Shakespeare and applies them to contemporary politics. Original chapters covering over a dozen different plays take up perennial political themes including power and leadership, corruption and virtue, war and peace, evil and liberty, persuasion and polarization, and empire and global overreach.Features of the text:

Michael A. Genovese, Bruce E. Altschuler

Introduction, Chapter 1 On Shakespeare’s Commanders and Kings: Leadership, Politics, and Hubris, Chapter 2 Macbeth and Political Corruption, Chapter 3 A Dionysian Hamlet, Chapter 4 Antony and Cleopatra: Empire, Globalization, and the Clash of Civilizations, Chapter 5 Decisions, Decisions, Decisions: Tyrannicide in Julius Caesar, Chapter 6 Why Iago Is Evil: Othello and the American Desire to Understand Corruption, Chapter 7 Richard III, Tyranny, and the Modern Financial Elite, Chapter 8 Cymbeline and the Origins of Modern Liberty, Chapter 9 Shakespeare’s Henry V and Responsibility for War, Chapter 10 Troilus and Cressida: The Value of Reputations and the Corruption of Society, Chapter 11 Deception and Persuasion in Measure for Measure, Chapter 12 Absurdity and Amateur Hour in the American Political Forest: A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the Nightmare of Polarization, Index, About the Editors and Contributors

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.3.2014
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	294 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-61205-159-6 / 1612051596
ISBN-13	978-1-61205-159-8 / 9781612051598
Zustand	Neuware