Bloody constraint : war and chivalry in Shakespeare /

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War is a major theme in Shakespeare's plays. Aside from its dramatic appeal, it provided him with a context in which his characters, steeped in the ideals of chivalry, could discuss such concepts as honor, courage, patriotism, and justice. Well aware of the decline of chivalry in his own era, S...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Meron, Theodor, 1930-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
War in literature.
Chivalry in literature.
War (International law)
Guerre dans la littérature.
Chevalerie dans la littérature.
Guerre (Droit international)
LITERARY CRITICISM > Shakespeare.
DRAMA > Shakespeare.
Chivalry in literature
War in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Introduction; ONE: Chivalry's Legacy; TWO: War and Peace; THREE: A Pagan Knight?: Shakespeare's Ancient Wars; FOUR: The Homeric Wars through Shakespeare; FIVE: The Brave or the Wise?: Two Conflicting Conceptions of Chivalric Honour; SIX: Chivalry as a Normative Ideal; SEVEN: Debunking Chivalry's Myth: Commoners, Fools, and Cynics; EIGHT: Principle under Stress; NINE: Crimes and Accountability; Epilogue; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.

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