| Description |
1 online resource (350 pages) |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Tragedies.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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| SUBJECT |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast |
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Authority in literature.
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Control (Psychology) in literature.
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Shakespeare plays.
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Literary studies: general.
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Shakespeare studies & criticism.
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DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Control (Psychology) in literature
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Authority in literature
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Criticism and interpretation
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English drama (Tragedy)
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Kings and rulers in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781443884389 |
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1443884383 |
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