Bloody constraint [[electronic resource] ] : war and chivalry in Shakespeare

• Autore: Meron Theodor
• 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
• 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
• ISBN: 0-19-771848-5; 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.: 9910811027503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II