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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823837003321

Autore

Burns T

Titolo

Shakespeare’s Political Wisdom [[electronic resource] /] / by T. Burns

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013

ISBN

1-349-45790-6

1-137-31465-6

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Collana

Recovering Political Philosophy, , 2524-7174

Disciplina

822.33

Soggetti

Political science

Political science - Philosophy

Social sciences - Philosophy

Poetry

European literature

World politics

Political Theory

Political Philosophy

Social Philosophy

Poetry and Poetics

European Literature

Political History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Note from the Series Editors                                   ; Introduction                   ; 1. Julius Caesar : The Problem of Classical Republicanism                                                                ; 2. Macbeth : Ambition Driven into Darkness                                                 ; 3. The Merchant of Venice : Roman Virtue in a Christian Commercial Republic

4. King Lear : The Question of Divine Justice                                                    5. The Tempest : A Philosopher-Poet Educating Citizens                                                             ; Notes            ; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Shakespeare's Political Wisdom offers interpretations of five



Shakespearean plays with a view to the enduring guidance those plays can provide to human, political life. The plays have been chosen for their relentless attention to the questions that were once and may sometime become, or be recognized as being, the heart and soul of politics.