Shakespeare's politics : a contextual introduction / / Robin Headlam Wells

• Autore: Wells Robin Headlam
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , 2009
• Edizione: 2nd edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (247 p.)
• Disciplina: 822.3/3
• Soggetto topico: Politics and literature - Great Britain - 16th century; Politics and literature - Great Britain - 17th century; Political plays, English - History and criticism; Politics in literature
• Note generali: Previous edition: published as Shakespeare, politics and the state. London: Macmillan, 1986.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-229) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Critical introduction -- Civilization and the debate on human nature -- Gender -- Forms of government -- The just ruler -- Rebellion -- Providence and history -- Natural law -- Postscript : Shakespeare's politics and modern criticism.
• Sommario/riassunto: Shakespeare's Politics is an invaluable introduction to the political world of Shakespeare's plays. It includes passages from the plays together with extracts from contemporary historical and political documents. The clear, jargon-free narrative introduces and explains the extracts and provides an overview of the key political issues that were debated in late Elizabethan and early Stuart England. The introduction outlines the historical context in which Shakespeare wrote and explains the intellectual principles that informed early modern thinking about politics. By reading Shakespeare alongsid
• Titolo autorizzato: Shakespeare's politics
• ISBN: 9786612870729; 9781472555427; 1472555422; 9780826463142; 0826463142; 9781282870727; 1282870726
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910966354203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II