Shakespeare between Machiavelli and Hobbes : dead body politics

Shakespeare between Machiavelli and Hobbes : dead body politics /

"Shakespeare between Machiavelli and Hobbes explores Shakespeare's political outlook by comparing some of the playwright's best-known works to the works of Italian political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli and English social contract theorist Thomas Hobbes. This ultimately reveals the ma...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Moore, Andrew, 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2016
Series:Politics, literature, & film.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Political and social views.
Machiavelli, Niccolò, > 1469-1527 > Political and social views.
Hobbes, Thomas, > 1588-1679 > Political and social views.
Politics in literature.
Kings and rulers in literature.
Power (Social sciences) in literature.
Political plays, English > History and criticism.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Nature and politics. Political power and the natural order: Richard III, Macbeth, and Coriolanus
  • Shakespeare and the state of nature: King Lear and Othello
  • Part II: The limits of politics. Violence and politics: Julius Caesar and Lucrece
  • Faith, morality, and contractual politics: The Merchant of Venice and Measure for Measure
  • Tyranny and consent: Lucrece, Titus Andronicus, and Cymbeline
  • Conclusion.

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