Tyrant
Shakespeare on Politics
WW Norton · Print & ebook · May 14, 2019
"Brilliant, beautifully organized, exceedingly readable." —Philip Roth World-renowned Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt explores the playwright’s insight into bad (and often mad) rulers.
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- Who it’s for
- A sharp, literary take on how Shakespeare still needles political thought.
- Genres
- Shakespeare Studies, Politics in Literature, Shakespeare
- Published
- WW Norton, May 14, 2019
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"Brilliant, beautifully organized, exceedingly readable." —Philip Roth World-renowned Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt explores the playwright’s insight into bad (and often mad) rulers. Examining the psyche—and psychoses—of the likes of Richard III, Macbeth, Lear, and Coriolanus, Greenblatt illuminates the ways in which William Shakespeare delved into the lust for absolute power and the disasters visited upon the societies over which these characters rule.
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Tyrant shows that Shakespeare’s work remains vitally relevant today, not least in its probing of the unquenchable, narcissistic appetites of demagogues and the self-destructive willingness of collaborators who indulge their appetites.
Political Shakespeare
A sharp, literary take on how Shakespeare still needles political thought.
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- Shakespeare through a political lens
- Elegant, essayistic provocation
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- Brief, reflective essays
- Cultural-literacy payoff without the homework
Where it sits
| Shakespeare Studies | 92% |
|---|---|
| Politics in Literature | 43% |
| Shakespeare | 23% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Shakespeare Studies
- Fascism & Totalitarianism
- Authors
- Stephen Greenblatt
- Publisher
- WW Norton
- Published
- May 14, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Shakespeare Studies