Antony and Cleopatra in context : the politics of passion / Keith Linley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Linley, Keith, author.

Series:

Anthem perspectives in literature.

Anthem Perspectives in Literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Antony and Cleopatra.

Shakespeare, William.

Literature and society.

Social role in literature.

Kings and rulers in literature.

Man-woman relationships in literature.

Love in literature.

Politics in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (490 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : Anthem Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<div>This engaging book provides in-depth discussion of the various influences that an audience in 1607 would have brought to interpreting Antony and Cleopatra'. How did people think about the world, about God, about sin, about kings, about civilized conduct? Learn about the social hierarchy, gender relationships, court corruption, class tensions, the literary profile of the time, the concept of tragedy and all the subversions, transgressions, and oppositions that made the play an unsettling picture of a disintegrating world lost through passion and machination.</div>

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Prologue: The Setting; Part I. The Inherited Past; 1. The Historical Context; 2. The Elizabethan World Order: From Divinity to Dust; 3. Sin, Death and the Prince of Darkness; 4. The Seven Cardinal Virtues; 5. Kingship; 6. Patriarchy, Family Authority and Gender Relationships; 7. Man in His Place; 8. Images of Disorder: The Religious Context; Part II. The Jacobean Present; 9. The Context of Tragedy; 10. 'O'erflowing the Measure': Restraint and Excess; 11. Infinite Variety: Isis or Strumpet?; 12. Rome versus Egypt: Gendering the State

13. Literary Context14. Political Context; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78308-378-6

OCLC:

908092137