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Bloody Constraint [[electronic resource] ] : War and Chivalry in Shakespeare



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Autore: Meron Theodor Visualizza persona
Titolo: Bloody Constraint [[electronic resource] ] : War and Chivalry in Shakespeare Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
Disciplina: 341.6
822.33
Soggetto topico: Chivalry in literature
Knights and knighthood in literature
Military history in literature
Shakespeare, William
War in literature
English
Languages & Literatures
English Literature
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; ONE: Chivalry's Legacy; TWO: War and Peace; THREE: A Pagan Knight?: Shakespeare's Ancient Wars; FOUR: The Homeric Wars through Shakespeare; FIVE: The Brave or the Wise?: Two Conflicting Conceptions of Chivalric Honour; SIX: Chivalry as a Normative Ideal; SEVEN: Debunking Chivalry's Myth: Commoners, Fools, and Cynics; EIGHT: Principle under Stress; NINE: Crimes and Accountability; Epilogue; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
Sommario/riassunto: War is a major theme in Shakespeare's plays. Aside from its dramatic appeal, it provided him with a context in which his characters, steeped in the ideals of chivalry, could discuss such concepts as honor, courage, patriotism, and justice. Well aware of the decline of chivalry in his own era, Shakespeare gave his characters lines calling for civilized behavior, mercy, humanitarian principles, and moral responsibility. In this remarkable new book, eminent legal scholar Theodor Meron looks at contemporary international humanitarian law and rules for the conduct of war through the lens of Shakesp
Titolo autorizzato: Bloody Constraint  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-38409-0
1-280-47154-9
0-585-25719-1
9786610471546
9786612384097
1-4237-3829-2
0-19-802879-2
0-19-534940-7
1-60256-448-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910450315603321
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