Of philosophers and kings political philosophy in Shakespeare's Macbeth and King Lear

Of philosophers and kings : political philosophy in Shakespeare's Macbeth and King Lear / Leon Harold Craig.

Author/creator	Craig, Leon Harold
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press,
Description	406 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Political and social views. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Philosophy. Politics and literature--Great Britain --History --17th century. Philosophy, English--17th century. Political science--Philosophy. Politics in literature.

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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