Shakespeare's Politic Comedy
Will Morrisey again considers the political dimensions of literary classics, as previously seen in Melville’s Ship of State (2019). His attention to Shakespeare’s comedies is a reader’s and playgoer’s delight. INTRODUCTORY NOTE: The Politic Character of Shakespeare’s Comedy PART ONE: THREE REGIMES: OLIGARCHY, ARISTOCRACY, MONARCHY Chapter One: Shakespearean Comedy: Two Points on the Compass Chapter Two: Gentlemen and Gentlemanliness Chapter Three: Royal Dreaming PART TWO: THE RULE OF LAW Chapter Four: Comic Errors, Legal Slapstick Chapter Five: What Will You? PART THREE: THE COMEDY OF MORALS Chapter Six: Taming Our Shrewishness Chapter Seven: What Does Shakespeare Mean When He Says, “As You Like It”? PART FOUR: THE COMEDY OF POLITICS Chapter Eight: Is All Well That Ends Well? Chapter Nine: The Geopolitics of Love Chapter Ten: The Wisest Beholder SHAKESPEARE’S POLITIC MERRIMENT
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Shakespeare's Politic Comedy
Will Morrisey again considers the political dimensions of literary classics, as previously seen in Melville’s Ship of State (2019). His attention to Shakespeare’s comedies is a reader’s and playgoer’s delight. INTRODUCTORY NOTE: The Politic Character of Shakespeare’s Comedy PART ONE: THREE REGIMES: OLIGARCHY, ARISTOCRACY, MONARCHY Chapter One: Shakespearean Comedy: Two Points on the Compass Chapter Two: Gentlemen and Gentlemanliness Chapter Three: Royal Dreaming PART TWO: THE RULE OF LAW Chapter Four: Comic Errors, Legal Slapstick Chapter Five: What Will You? PART THREE: THE COMEDY OF MORALS Chapter Six: Taming Our Shrewishness Chapter Seven: What Does Shakespeare Mean When He Says, “As You Like It”? PART FOUR: THE COMEDY OF POLITICS Chapter Eight: Is All Well That Ends Well? Chapter Nine: The Geopolitics of Love Chapter Ten: The Wisest Beholder SHAKESPEARE’S POLITIC MERRIMENT
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781587318474 |
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Publisher: | St. Augustine's Press |
Publication date: | 08/04/2023 |
Pages: | 260 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d) |
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