Shakespeare and the dramaturgy of power / John D. Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cox, John D., 1945- author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 967

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Politics and literature.

Christian drama, English (Middle)--History and criticism.

Christian drama, English (Middle).

Political plays, English--History and criticism.

Political plays, English.

English drama--To 1500--History and criticism.

English drama.

Power (Christian theology) in literature.

Power (Social sciences) in literature.

Civilization, Medieval, in literature.

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

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Knowledge--Literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1989]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Ranging over all the dramatic genres in the Shakespearean canon, this book focuses on plays where medieval drama most clearly illuminates Shakespeare's treatment of political power and social privilege.Originally published in 1989.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE. POWER AND THEORY

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Chapter 1. Centralized Power and Christian Political Realism: Fifth Century and Sixteenth

Chapter 2. Libido Dominandi and Potentia Humilitatis: The Medieval Dramaturgy of Power

Chapter 3. Tudor Power and the New Fashion

Chapter 4. Deconstructive Comedy

Chapter 5. Inventing Secular History: The Henry VI Plays

Chapter 6. The Elizabethan Hal

Chapter 7. Power and Archaic Dramaturgy in All's Well That Ends Well

Chapter 8. Style, Goodness, and Power in Measure for Measure

Chapter 9. Tragedy: Noble Weakness

Chapter 10. Ruling Taste and the Late Plays

Afterword: Power and Art

ABBREVIATIONS

NOTES

WORKS FREQUENTLY CITED

INDEX

Notes:

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Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4008-6001-6

OCLC:

889253035