TY  - BOOK
AU  - Moore,Andrew
TI  - Shakespeare between Machiavelli and Hobbes: dead body politics 
T2  - Politics, literature, and film
SN  - 1498514073
AV  - PR3017 .M64 2016
U1  - 822.3/3 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Lanham
PB  - Lexington Books
KW  - Hobbes, Thomas,
KW  - Machiavelli, Niccolò,
KW  - Shakespeare, William,
KW  - Kings and rulers in literature
KW  - Political plays, English
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Politics in literature
KW  - Power (Social sciences) in literature
KW  - Political and social views
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - P.B; Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I: Nature and politics. Political power and the natural order: Richard III, Macbeth, and Coriolanus -- Shakespeare and the state of nature: King Lear and Othello -- Part II: The limits of politics. Violence and politics: Julius Caesar and Lucrece -- Faith, morality, and contractual politics: The Merchant of Venice and Measure for Measure -- Tyranny and consent: Lucrece, Titus Andronicus, and Cymbeline -- Conclusion
N2  - "Shakespeare between Machiavelli and Hobbes explores Shakespeare's political outlook by comparing some of the playwright's best-known works to the works of Italian political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli and English social contract theorist Thomas Hobbes. This ultimately reveals the materialist principles that underpin Shakespeare's imaginary states."--
ER  -