Royal power and authority in Shakespeare's late tragedies /
Manninen, Alisa,
Royal power and authority in Shakespeare's late tragedies / by Alisa Manninen. - 1 online resource (350 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781443884389 1443884383
9781443884389 Cambridge Scholars Publishing
GBB6J3037 bnb
017940953 Uk
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Tragedies.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Criticism and interpretation.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Authority in literature.
Control (Psychology) in literature.
Shakespeare plays.
Literary studies: general.
Shakespeare studies & criticism.
DRAMA--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Criticism and interpretation.
English drama (Tragedy)
Kings and rulers in literature.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PR2983
822.33
Royal power and authority in Shakespeare's late tragedies / by Alisa Manninen. - 1 online resource (350 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781443884389 1443884383
9781443884389 Cambridge Scholars Publishing
GBB6J3037 bnb
017940953 Uk
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Tragedies.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Criticism and interpretation.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Authority in literature.
Control (Psychology) in literature.
Shakespeare plays.
Literary studies: general.
Shakespeare studies & criticism.
DRAMA--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Criticism and interpretation.
English drama (Tragedy)
Kings and rulers in literature.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PR2983
822.33