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Tyrant
Shakespeare on Politics
Buch von Stephen Greenblatt
Sprache: Englisch

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As an aging, tenacious Elizabeth I clung to power, a talented playwright probed the social causes, the psychological roots, and the twisted consequences of tyranny. In exploring the psyche (and psychoses) of the likes of Richard III, Macbeth, Lear, Coriolanus, and the societies they rule over, Stephen Greenblatt illuminates the ways in which William Shakespeare delved into the lust for absolute power and the catastrophic consequences of its execution.

Cherished institutions seem fragile, political classes are in disarray, economic misery fuels populist anger, people knowingly accept being lied to, partisan rancor dominates, spectacular indecency rules-these aspects of a society in crisis fascinated Shakespeare and shaped some of his most memorable plays. With uncanny insight, he shone a spotlight on the infantile psychology and unquenchable narcissistic appetites of demagogues-and the cynicism and opportunism of the various enablers and hangers-on who surround them-and imagined how they might be stopped. As Greenblatt shows, Shakespeare's work, in this as in so many other ways, remains vitally relevant today.

As an aging, tenacious Elizabeth I clung to power, a talented playwright probed the social causes, the psychological roots, and the twisted consequences of tyranny. In exploring the psyche (and psychoses) of the likes of Richard III, Macbeth, Lear, Coriolanus, and the societies they rule over, Stephen Greenblatt illuminates the ways in which William Shakespeare delved into the lust for absolute power and the catastrophic consequences of its execution.

Cherished institutions seem fragile, political classes are in disarray, economic misery fuels populist anger, people knowingly accept being lied to, partisan rancor dominates, spectacular indecency rules-these aspects of a society in crisis fascinated Shakespeare and shaped some of his most memorable plays. With uncanny insight, he shone a spotlight on the infantile psychology and unquenchable narcissistic appetites of demagogues-and the cynicism and opportunism of the various enablers and hangers-on who surround them-and imagined how they might be stopped. As Greenblatt shows, Shakespeare's work, in this as in so many other ways, remains vitally relevant today.

Über den Autor
Stephen Greenblatt, PhD, is Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University and general editor of The Norton Anthology of English Literature. He is author of the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning The Swerve.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: 212 S.
ISBN-13: 9780393635751
ISBN-10: 0393635759
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 63575
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Greenblatt, Stephen
Hersteller: W. W. Norton & Company
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 216 x 147 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Stephen Greenblatt
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.05.2018
Gewicht: 0,367 kg
Artikel-ID: 110523867
Über den Autor
Stephen Greenblatt, PhD, is Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University and general editor of The Norton Anthology of English Literature. He is author of the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning The Swerve.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: 212 S.
ISBN-13: 9780393635751
ISBN-10: 0393635759
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 63575
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Greenblatt, Stephen
Hersteller: W. W. Norton & Company
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 216 x 147 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Stephen Greenblatt
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.05.2018
Gewicht: 0,367 kg
Artikel-ID: 110523867
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