Citizen-Saints - Shakespeare and Political Theology

Who is a citizen? What is a person? Who is my neighbor? Turning to the potent idea of political theology to recover the strange mix of political and religious thinking during the Renaissance, the author unveils the figure of the citizensaint, who represents at once divine messenger and civil servant, both norm and exception.

About the author

Julia Reinhard Lupton is professor of English and comparative literature at the University of California, Irvine. She is the author of Thinking Shakespeare: Essays on Politics and Life, among other books.

Summary

Who is a citizen? What is a person? Who is my neighbor? Turning to the potent idea of political theology to recover the strange mix of political and religious thinking during the Renaissance, the author unveils the figure of the citizensaint, who represents at once divine messenger and civil servant, both norm and exception.

Product details

• Authors: Julia Reinhard Lupton
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.02.2014
• EAN: 9780226143521
• ISBN: 978-0-226-14352-1
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; English, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, RELIGION / Theology, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Theology, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean