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Tyrant : Shakespeare on politics /

"As an aging, tenacious Elizabeth I clung to power, a talented playwright probed the social causes, the psychological roots, and the twisted consequences of tyranny. In exploring the psyche (and psychoses) of the likes of Richard III, Macbeth, Lear, Coriolanus, and the societies they rule over,...

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Main Authors: Greenblatt, Stephen, 1943
Published: W.W. Norton & Company,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: [2018]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Political and social views
Dictators in literature
Power Social sciences in literature
Summary: "As an aging, tenacious Elizabeth I clung to power, a talented playwright probed the social causes, the psychological roots, and the twisted consequences of tyranny. In exploring the psyche (and psychoses) of the likes of Richard III, Macbeth, Lear, Coriolanus, and the societies they rule over, Stephen Greenblatt illuminates the ways in which William Shakespeare delved into the lust for absolute power and the catastrophic consequences of its execution."--
Carrier Form: 212 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780393635751 (hardback : alkaline paper) :
0393635759 (hardback : alkaline paper)
Index Number: PR3069
CLC: I561.073
Call Number: I561.073/G798-2
Contents: Oblique angles -- Party politics -- Fraudulent populism -- A matter of character -- Enablers -- Tyranny triumphant -- The instigator -- Madness in great ones -- Downfall and resurgence -- Resistible rise -- Coda.

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