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050 00 $aPR2982$b.S63 2001
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100 1 $aSpiekerman, Tim,$d1963-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00038489
245 10 $aShakespeare's political realism :$bthe English history plays /$cTim Spiekerman.
260 $aAlbany :$bState University of New York Press,$c[2001], ©2001.
300 $ax, 208 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 197-202) and index.
505 00 $gCh. 1.$tIntroduction: Shakespeare's Politics --$gCh. 2.$tKing John --$gCh. 3.$tKing Richard II --$gCh. 4.$tKing Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 --$gCh. 5.$tKing Henry V --$gCh. 6.$tConclusion: Shakespeare and Machiavelli Revisited --$gApp.$tThe Omission of the Magna Carta in King John.
520 1 $a"This book provides fresh interpretations of five of Shakespeare's history plays (King John, Richard II, Henry IV, Parts I and II, and Henry V), each guided by the often criticized assumption that Shakespeare can teach us something about politics. In contrast to many contemporary political critics who treat Shakespeare's political dramas as narrow reflections of his time, the author maintains that Shakespeare's political vision is wide-ranging, compelling, and relevant to modern audiences.
520 8 $aPaying close attention to character and context, as well as to Shakespeare's creative use of history, the author explores Shakespeare's views on perennially important political themes such as ambition, legitimacy, tradition, and political morality. Particular emphasis is placed on Shakespeare's relation to Machiavelli, turning repeatedly to the conflict between ambition and justice.
520 8 $aIn the end, Shakespeare's history plays point to the limits of politics even more pessimistically than Machiavelli's realism."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aShakespeare, William,$d1564-1616$xHistories.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85120950
600 10 $aShakespeare, William,$d1564-1616$xPolitical and social views.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85121022
600 10 $aMachiavelli, Niccolò,$d1469-1527$xInfluence.
650 0 $aPolitics and literature$zGreat Britain$xHistory.
650 0 $aPolitical plays, English$xHistory and criticism.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008109667
650 0 $aHistorical drama, English$xHistory and criticism.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008105680
650 0 $aKings and rulers in literature.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85072439
650 0 $aPolitics in literature.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104473
650 0 $aRealism in literature.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85111770
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$y1066-1687$xHistoriography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100295
852 00 $bglx$hPR2982$i.S63 2001