Office and Duty in King Lear Shakespeare’s Political Theologies
This book advances five original readings of Shakespeare's King Lear, influenced by Giorgio Agamben, but tempered by primary research into Jacobean literature, law, religion, and philosophy. To grasp Lear’s encounter between politics and identity, the play demands a wider understanding of the r...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
2024, 2024
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2024 |
| Series: | Palgrave Shakespeare Studies
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Majesty of Kingship: Spectacular and Sacred Sovereign Power
- 3 “The Bloody Proclamation to Escape”: Edgar and Romantic Outlawry
- 4 Dividing Between Daughters
- 5 Lear’s Redemption
- 6 Conclusion: Lear’s Shadow, Office Today
- Index