Of philosophers and kings political philosophy in Shakespeare's Macbeth and King Lear / Leon Harold Craig.
| Author/creator | Craig, Leon Harold |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, |
| Description | 406 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Machine generated contents note: 1. The Political Philosopher as Dramatic Poetl -- Preliminay Remarks on the Study of Shakespeare 3 -- 2. Living in a Hard Time: Politics and Philosophy in Macbeth 25 -- Machiavelli Visits Scotland 30 -- The Metaphysics of Macbeth 51 -- The Natural Workings of Good and Evil 76 -- Infections in the Casing Air 100 -- 3. The Discovery of Nature: Politics and Philosophy in King Lear 112 -- The Perils of Political Improvisation 113 -- The Problem of Nature 133 -- A King Becomes Philosophical 168 -- A Philosopher Becomes a King 189 -- 4. "Sweet Philosophy": Further lllustrations of Shakespeare's portrayal of Philosophy in Relation to Political Life 192 -- Elementary Matters in Othello 194 -- TheTrue Test of a Wis Poet: The Winters Tale 214 -- High-Minded Negligence in Meaure for Meaure 230 -- Final Remarks on Shakespeare as Philosopher-Poet 251. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-400) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2002277163 |
| ISBN | 080203571X (acid-free paper) |
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