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Shakespeare and terrorism / Islam Issa.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Issa, Islam, author.
- Series:
- Spotlight on Shakespeare.
- Spotlight on Shakespeare series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (235 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2022]
- Summary:
- Shakespeare and Terrorism delves into how extremists have responded to Shakespeare and investigates what his works can tell us about the nature, psychology, and consequences of terror. This book will enlighten those interested in Shakespeare, social sciences, history, and the complex relationships between life and art.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Endorsement
- Half Title
- Series Information
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Terror: Identity, Freedom, Symbolism
- Notes
- One "Danger From the East Unto the West": The Tragedy of Comedy
- IRAN: Identification and Resistance
- The Arab World: Intervention and Demarcation
- Afghanistan: Women and Conflict
- Epilogue: "The King Like Not the Comedy"
- Two "To Me It Is a Prison": Freedom and Principled Violence
- Freedom and Death
- Hamlet: Terrorist or Freedom Fighter?
- Seeking Actual or Symbolic Freedom. Carrying (Often Unaddressed) Trauma. Contemplative, Rational Actors
- Inspired By Ideology. Concerned With Symbolism. Ultimately Violent.
- Epilogue: the Paradox of Freedom
- Three "Though this Be Madness, Yet There Is Method in It": Performing Ideology and Power
- The Conduit of Avon
- Stratford's Swastika
- Epilogue: the Anarchic Status Quo
- Four "As He Was Ambitious, I Slew Him": Identity and Assassination
- Diplomatic Shakespeare
- Oppositional Freedoms
- The Gunpowder Bard
- Epilogue: the Impermanence of Truth
- Epilogue: Life Imitates Art
- The Human Struggle
- Resistant Reception, Entry Points, and Periphery Neglect
- Resistant Reception
- Entry Points
- Periphery Neglect
- The Intentional Vitality
- Ars Longa, Vita Brevis
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-429-32008-6
- 1-000-45931-4
- 9780429320088
- OCLC:
- 1266216997
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