Shakespeare''s Political Drama - The History Plays and the Roman Plays

Zusatztext `If good teaching is making the strange and unfamiliar less so, then Shakespeare's Political Drama is indeed exemplary teaching. Through close analysis of the histories and the Roman plays, Leggatt shows what is important politically for Shakespeare and how this differs from our own view...Highly recommended.' - Choice `... persuasive and well-written ...' - Stage and Television Today `Leggat is good company: he can be witty and has a sharp feeling for theatre.' - English Literature `... an extremely literate, thorough and fair-minded history.' - William C. Carroll, Canadian Journal of the Humanities. Informationen zum Autor Alexander Leggatt Klappentext Shakespeare is consistently interested in rulers, law, questions of authority and obedience. In this study, Alexander Leggatt examines the depiction of state and public power in the English and Roman histories. Zusammenfassung Shakespeare is consistently interested in rulers, law, questions of authority and obedience. In this study, Alexander Leggatt examines the depiction of state and public power in the English and Roman histories. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Henry VI; Chapter 2 Richard III; Chapter 3 Richard II; Chapter 4 Henry IV; Chapter 5 Henry V; Chapter 6 Julius Caesar; Chapter 7 Antony and Cleopatra; Chapter 8 Coriolanus; Chapter 9 Henry VIII;

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Leggatt, Leggatt Alexander
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2016
• EAN: 9781138173606
• ISBN: 978-1-138-17360-6
• No. of pages: 284
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, DRAMA / Shakespeare, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean