Bruce E. Altschuler, Michael A. Genovese

Shakespeare and Politics

What a Sixteenth-Century Playwright Can Tell Us about Twenty-First-Century Politics
Herausgeber: Altschuler, Bruce E.; Genovese, Michael A.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

William Shakespeare, more than any other author, was able to capture the essence of human nature in all its manifestations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781612051598
• ISBN-10: 1612051596
• Artikelnr.: 39759248

Autorenporträt

Michael A. Genovese, Bruce E. Altschuler

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 On Shakespeare's Commanders and Kings: Leadership
Politics
and Hubris
Chapter 2 Macbeth and Political Corruption
Chapter 3 A Dionysian Hamlet
Chapter 4 Antony and Cleopatra: Empire
Globalization
and the Clash of Civilizations
Chapter 5 Decisions
Decisions
Decisions: Tyrannicide in Julius Caesar
Chapter 6 Why Iago Is Evil: Othello and the American Desire to Understand Corruption
Chapter 7 Richard III
Tyranny
and the Modern Financial Elite
Chapter 8 Cymbeline and the Origins of Modern Liberty
Chapter 9 Shakespeare's Henry V and Responsibility for War
Chapter 10 Troilus and Cressida: The Value of Reputations and the Corruption of Society
Chapter 11 Deception and Persuasion in Measure for Measure
Chapter 12 Absurdity and Amateur Hour in the American Political Forest: A Midsummer Night's Dream and the Nightmare of Polarization
Index
About the Editors and Contributors