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Shakespeare's Political Wisdom / by T. Burns.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burns, T., Author.
- Series:
- Recovering Political Philosophy, 2524-7174
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science.
- Political science--Philosophy.
- Social sciences--Philosophy.
- Social sciences.
- Poetry.
- European literature.
- World politics.
- Political Theory.
- Political Philosophy.
- Social Philosophy.
- Poetry and Poetics.
- European Literature.
- Political History.
- Local Subjects:
- Political Theory.
- Political Philosophy.
- Social Philosophy.
- Poetry and Poetics.
- European Literature.
- Political History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (248 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed. 2013.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Shakespeare's Political Wisdom offers interpretations of five Shakespearean plays with a view to the enduring guidance those plays can provide to human, political life. The plays have been chosen for their relentless attention to the questions that were once and may sometime become, or be recognized as being, the heart and soul of politics.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Note from the Series Editors ; Introduction ; 1. Julius Caesar : The Problem of Classical Republicanism ; 2. Macbeth : Ambition Driven into Darkness ; 3. The Merchant of Venice : Roman Virtue in a Christian Commercial Republic
- 4. King Lear : The Question of Divine Justice 5. The Tempest : A Philosopher-Poet Educating Citizens ; Notes ; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9781349457908
- 1349457906
- 9781137314659
- 1137314656
- OCLC:
- 832378569
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