Of Philosophers and Kings : : Political Philosophy in Shakespeare's Macbeth and King Lear / / Leon Harold Craig.
This innovative work argues that Shakespeare was as great a philosopher as he was a poet, and that his greatness as a poet derived even more from his power as a thinker than from his genius for linguistic expression. Accordingly, Leon Craig's interpretation of the plays - focusing primarily on...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UTP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2015 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©2001 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Notice to the Reader
- 1. The Political Philosopher as Dramatic Poet: Preliminary Remarks on the Study of Shakespeare
- 2. Living in a Hard Time: Politics and Philosophy in Macbeth
- 3. The Discovery of Nature: Politics and Philosophy in King Lear
- 4. "Sweet Philosophy": Further Illustrations of Shakespeare's Portrayal of Philosophy in Relation to Political Life
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index of Names