Shakespeare: the Roman PlaysGraham Holderness, Bryan Loughrey, Andrew Murphy An authoritative introduction which considers the Roman plays of Shakespeare - Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra and Coriolanus in the light of both traditional and contemporary criticism. The collection of essays reflects the range and impact of modern critical approaches - marxism, feminism, new historicism, cultural materialism, psychoanalytic theory and performance analysis on the individual plays and on 'Roman' drama. |
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... means through which the allegedly tyrannical image of Caesar is sustained . Ironically , the demythologizing of Caesar , which involves divesting his name of political resonance , is itself dependent upon a representation : ' I , your ...
... means through which the allegedly tyrannical image of Caesar is sustained . Ironically , the demythologizing of Caesar , which involves divesting his name of political resonance , is itself dependent upon a representation : ' I , your ...
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... means toward some end such as , let's say , peace ; it is , on the contrary , an end in itself , and in fact the only possible state of political well - being . This then gives rise to the cognate therapeutic metaphor in which injury ...
... means toward some end such as , let's say , peace ; it is , on the contrary , an end in itself , and in fact the only possible state of political well - being . This then gives rise to the cognate therapeutic metaphor in which injury ...
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... means for incorporating and channeling the energy of popular initiative . The outcome is clear , though not , I think , exactly what we are to make of it . Is this an authentic and exemplary resolution of crisis ? Is it a case of making ...
... means for incorporating and channeling the energy of popular initiative . The outcome is clear , though not , I think , exactly what we are to make of it . Is this an authentic and exemplary resolution of crisis ? Is it a case of making ...
Contents
Shakespeares Roman | 18 |
Julius Caesar and | 32 |
TERENCE HAWKES | 150 |
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