Shakespeare's Culture of Violence

1993. Auflage 1992
ISBN: 978-0-333-57088-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 358 g

In this book, Derek Cohen studies the relationship of Shakespearean drama to the Western culture of violence. He argues that violence is an inherent feature and form of patriarchy and that its production and control is one of the dominant motives of the political system. Shakespeare's plays supply examples of the way in which the patriarchy of his plays - and hence, perhaps, of modern Western culture - absorbs, naturalizes, and legitimizes violence in its attempts to maintain political control over its subjects.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cohen, D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - The Containment of Monarchy: Richard II - The Legitimation of Violence in 1 Henry I - The Culture of Violence in 2 Henry IV - Monopolizing Violence: Henry V - The Rape of Lavinia - The Killing of Cordelia - The Murder of Desdemona - Conclusion: Macbeth - Index

Über Autor(innen)

Derek Cohen