Shakespearean territories /

Shakespeare was an astute observer of contemporary life, culture and politics. The emerging practice of territory as a political concept and technology did not elude his attention. In Shakespearean Territories, Stuart Elden reveals just how much Shakespeare's unique historical position and poli...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Elden, Stuart, 1971- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Themes, motives. English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism. English drama > 17th century > History and criticism. Geography in literature. Geopolitics in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare.

Table of Contents:

Divided territory: the geo-politics of King Lear
Vulnerable territories: regional geopolitics in Hamlet and Macbeth
The territories: majesty and possession in King John
Economic territories: laws, economies, agriculture, and banishment in Richard II
Legal territories: conquest and contest in Henry V and Edward III
Colonial territories: from The Tempest to the Eastern Mediterranean
Measuring territories: the techniques of rule
Corporeal territories: the political bodies of Coriolanus
Outside territory: the forest in Titus Andronicus and As You Like It
Coda: Beyond pale territories.