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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wells, Robin Headlam, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Political and social views.

Shakespeare, William.

Politics and literature--Great Britain--16th century.

Politics and literature.

Politics and literature--Great Britain--17th century.

Political plays, English--History and criticism.

Political plays, English.

Politics in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

2nd edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Previous edition: published as Shakespeare, politics and the state. London: Macmillan, 1986.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-229) and index.

ISBN:

9786612870729

9781472555427

1472555422

9780826463142

0826463142

9781282870727

1282870726

OCLC:

676696324