Shakespeare between Machiavelli and Hobbes : dead body politics /
Shakespeare between Machiavelli and Hobbes explores Shakespeare's political outlook by comparing some of the playwright's best-known works to the works of Italian political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli and English social contract theorist Thomas Hobbes. This ultimately reveals the material...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
[2016]
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| Series: | Politics, literature, & film.
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| Summary: | Shakespeare between Machiavelli and Hobbes explores Shakespeare's political outlook by comparing some of the playwright's best-known works to the works of Italian political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli and English social contract theorist Thomas Hobbes. This ultimately reveals the materialist principles that underpin Shakespeare's imaginary states. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 175 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781498514071 1498514073 |