Politics Otherwise : Shakespeare as Social and Political Critique (Value Inquiry Book Series / Philosophy, Literature, and Politics)

Donskis, Leonidas (EDT)/ Mininger, J.D. (EDT)

Editions Rodopi B.V.（2012/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 184 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789042034648
• DDC分類 822.33

Full Description

The book is comprised of essays that utilize Shakespeare as a productive window into topics of contemporary social and political relevance. Its interdisciplinary qualities make the book relevant for students of political studies, literature, philosophy, cultural studies, and history.

Contents

Preface
Introduction
The Politics of History / The History of Politics: Shakespeare and Machiavelli
Leonidas Donskis: Machiavelli vs. Shakespeare: Love, Hatred, and the Emergence of the Modern Individual
David Coombes: Politics as Tragedy: Shakespearian Treatment of Machiavellian Themes
Circumscribing the Political
Cory Stockwell: Othello, the Secret of the Political
Bartholomew Ryan: Deception, Nature and Nihilism in Politics: King Lear and Kurosawa's Ran
Ervin Beck: Platonism and Politics in The Tempest
J. D. Mininger and Jason Michael Peck: Six Currencies of Love: Political and Ethical Economies of Language in Shakespeare
Governance, Law, Public Politics
Tomas Berkmanas: Images of the Crown: Depersonified Governmentalities, a New Multitude, and Primitive Thinking
Tomas Kavaliauskas and Rūta Bagdanavičiūtė: Katyn Does Not Happen Twice
Shakespeare and the Politics of Translation
J. D. Mininger and Justas Patkauskas: An Interview with Tomas Venclova
Contributors
Index