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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Manninen, Alisa (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Tragedies.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Authority in literature.
Control (Psychology) in literature.
Autorité dans la littérature.
Contrôle (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
Shakespeare plays.
Literary studies: general.
Shakespeare studies & criticism.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Control (Psychology) in literature
Authority in literature
Criticism and interpretation
English drama (Tragedy)
Kings and rulers in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (350 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443884389
1443884383

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