Bloody constraint : war and chivalry in Shakespeare / Theodor Meron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meron, Theodor, 1930- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Knowledge--Military art and science.

Knights and knighthood in literature.

Military history in literature.

Chivalry in literature.

War in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

War is a major theme in Shakespeare's plays. Aside from its dramatic appeal, it provided him with a context in which his characters, steeped in the ideals of chivalry, could discuss such concepts as honor, courage, patriotism, and justice. Well aware of the decline of chivalry in his own era, Shakespeare gave his characters lines calling for civilized behavior, mercy, humanitarian principles, and moral responsibility. In this remarkable new book, eminent legal scholar Theodor Meron looks at contemporary international humanitarian law and rules for the conduct of war through the lens of Shakesp

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; ONE: Chivalry's Legacy; TWO: War and Peace; THREE: A Pagan Knight?: Shakespeare's Ancient Wars; FOUR: The Homeric Wars through Shakespeare; FIVE: The Brave or the Wise?: Two Conflicting Conceptions of Chivalric Honour; SIX: Chivalry as a Normative Ideal; SEVEN: Debunking Chivalry's Myth: Commoners, Fools, and Cynics; EIGHT: Principle under Stress; NINE: Crimes and Accountability; Epilogue; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771848-5

1-282-38409-0

1-280-47154-9

0-585-25719-1

9786610471546

9786612384097

1-4237-3829-2

0-19-802879-2

0-19-534940-7

1-60256-448-5

OCLC:

475956021