Shakespeare between Machiavelli and Hobbes : dead body politics / / Andrew Moore
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| Autore: |
Moore Andrew
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| Titolo: |
Shakespeare between Machiavelli and Hobbes : dead body politics / / Andrew Moore
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016 |
| ©2016 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (191 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 822.33 |
| Soggetto topico: | Politics in literature |
| Kings and rulers in literature | |
| Power (Social sciences) in literature | |
| Political plays, English - History and criticism | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Part I: Nature and politics. Political power and the natural order: Richard III, Macbeth, and Coriolanus -- Shakespeare and the state of nature: King Lear and Othello -- Part II: The limits of politics. Violence and politics: Julius Caesar and Lucrece -- Faith, morality, and contractual politics: The Merchant of Venice and Measure for Measure -- Tyranny and consent: Lucrece, Titus Andronicus, and Cymbeline -- Conclusion. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "Shakespeare between Machiavelli and Hobbes explores Shakespeare's political outlook by comparing some of the playwright's best-known works to the works of Italian political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli and English social contract theorist Thomas Hobbes. This ultimately reveals the materialist principles that underpin Shakespeare's imaginary states."-- |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Shakespeare between Machiavelli and Hobbes |
| ISBN: | 1-4985-1408-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910808813203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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