Royal power and authority in Shakespeare's late tragedies /
William Shakespeare explores political survival as a question of interaction at court in King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra. Through a discussion of authority as an element that is distinct from power, this book offers a new perspective on the importance of acts of persuasion and the contr...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2015.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | William Shakespeare explores political survival as a question of interaction at court in King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra. Through a discussion of authority as an element that is distinct from power, this book offers a new perspective on the importance of acts of persuasion and the contribution the late tragedies make to Shakespeare's portrayal of monarchy. It argues that the most productive uses of the material power to judge or reward are those that reinforce royal authority and establish the monarch at the centre of the web of noble relationships. In the late tragedies, rulership. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (350 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781443884389 1443884383 |