Royal power and authority in Shakespeare's late tragedies / Alisa Manninen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manninen, Alisa, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kings and rulers in literature.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (351 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

William Shakespeare explores political survival as a question of interaction at court in King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra. Through a discussion of authority as an element that is distinct from power, this book offers a new perspective on the importance of acts of persuasion and the contribution the late tragedies make to Shakespeare's portrayal of monarchy. It argues that the most productive uses of the material power to judge or reward are those that reinforce royal authority and establish the monarch at the centre of the web of noble relationships.In the late tragedies, rulership

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Introduction

Three Heiresses

Divided Kingship

The Gift and the Bargain

Belongings and Exclusions

Conclusion

Chapter Three

Staging Stuart History

The Threat and the Reward

Kingship and Lineal Future

The Absence of Prudence

Social and Supernatural Rituals

Chapter Four

From Rivalry to Rulership

Egyptian Queenship and Roman Power

Representing Authority

The Enduring Triumph

Chapter Five

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 16, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4438-8438-3

OCLC:

924632245