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The soul of statesmanship : Shakespeare on nature, virtue, and political wisdom
- Title
- The soul of statesmanship : Shakespeare on nature, virtue, and political wisdom / edited by Khalil M. Habib, L. Joseph Hebert Jr.
- Publication
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]
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- Description
- xx, 204 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- The authors of this volume explore the Bard's dramatization of perennial questions about human nature, moral virtue, and statesmanship. Reading his plays as works of philosophical literature enhances our understanding of political life and provides a source of advice and inspiration for the citizens and statesmen of today and tomorrow.
- Series Statement
- Politics, literature, & film
- Uniform Title
- Politics, literature, & film.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Tragedy and the Folly of the Ruler; 1 One That Loved Not Wisely But Too Well; 2 Macbeth; 3 Wings as Swift as Love; Part II: Comedy and the Reign of Wisdom; 4 Both False and True; 5 Jurisprudence in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice; 6 Christian Ethics and Political Moderation in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure; Part III: History and Rule as the Measure of Statesmen; 7 The Bastard in King John; or, On the Need for a Unified English Nation; 8 To Make High Majesty Look Like Itself; 9 This Blessed Plot; Index
- Call Number
- JFE 18-8480
- ISBN
- 9781498543262
- 149854326X
- OCLC
- 1041906690
- Title
- The soul of statesmanship : Shakespeare on nature, virtue, and political wisdom / edited by Khalil M. Habib, L. Joseph Hebert Jr.
- Publisher
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Politics, literature, & filmPolitics, literature, & film.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Habib, Khalil M., 1974- editor.Hebert, L. Joseph (Louie Joseph), 1975- editor.
- Other Form:
- ebook version : 9781498543279
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-8480