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Shakespeare and Renaissance politics / Andrew Hadfield.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hadfield, Andrew, author.
- Series:
- Arden critical companions.
- The Arden critical companions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science--England.
- Political science.
- Political and social views--England.
- Political and social views.
- Renaissance--England.
- Renaissance.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (328 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Arden Shakespeare, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Shakespeare, like many of his contemporaries, was concerned with the question of the succession and the legitimacy of the monarch. From the early plays through the histories to Hamlet, Shakespeare's work is haunted by the problem of political legitimacy."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
- Contents:
- Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; Introduction: Shakespeare and the Varieties of Early Modern Political Culture; Chapter One: True and False Sovereigns in the English History Plays; Chapter Two: The Power and Rights of the Crown; Chapter Three: Republicanism and Constitutionalism; Chapter Four: Alternative Forms of Government; Chapter Five: The Reality of Jacobean Politics; AFTERWORD; APPENDIX 1 The Plantagenet Dynasty; APPENDIX 2 The Tudor Dynasty; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4081-3811-5
- 1-4725-5521-X
- 1-4081-3810-7
- OCLC:
- 870950842
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