Shakespeare and the Dramaturgy of Power
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Shakespeare and the Dramaturgy of Power

  1. 302 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Shakespeare and the Dramaturgy of Power

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Ranging over all the dramatic genres in the Shakespearean canon, this book focuses on plays where medieval drama most clearly illuminates Shakespeare's treatment of political power and social privilege.

Originally published in 1989.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface: Power and Theory
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. 1. Centralized Power and Christian Political Realism: Fifth Century and Sixteenth
  6. 2. Libido Dominandi and Potentia Humilitatis: The Medieval Dramaturgy of Power
  7. 3. Tudor Power and the New Fashion
  8. 4. Deconstructive Comedy
  9. 5. Inventing Secular History: The Henry VI Plays
  10. 6. The Elizabethan Hal
  11. 7. Power and Archaic Dramaturgy in All's Well That Ends Well
  12. 8. Style, Goodness, and Power in Measure for Measure
  13. 9. Tragedy: Noble Weakness
  14. 10. Ruling Taste and the Late Plays
  15. Afterword: Power and Art
  16. Abbreviations
  17. Notes
  18. Works Frequently Cited
  19. Index