Shakespeare's Politics by Allan Bloom
Taking the classical view that the political shapes man's consciousness, Allan Bloom considers Shakespeare as a profoundly political Renaissance dramatist. He aims to recover Shakespeare's ideas and beliefs, and to make his work once again a recognized source for the serious study of moral and political problems. In essays looking at "Julius Caesar", "Othello", and "The Merchant of Venice" Bloom shows how Shakespeare presents a picture of man that does not assume privileged access for only literary criticism. With this claim, he argues that political philosophy offers a comprehensive framework within which the which the problems of the Shakespearean heroes can be viewed. In short, he argues that Shakespeare was an eminently political author.
Bloom, Allan: - At his death in 1992, Allan Bloom was the John U. Nef Distinguished Service Professor in the Committee on Social Thought and in the College at the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books, including Shakespeare's Politics (with Harry V. Jaffa) and The Closing of the American Mind.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226060415 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226060411 |
| Title | Shakespeare's Politics |
| Author | Allan Bloom |
| Series | Emersion: Emergent Village Resources For Communities Of Faith |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University Of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 1996-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
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