Kizelbach, Urszula. The pragmatics of early modern politics : power and kingship in Shakespeare's history plays

Folger bibliographic ID: 340096
Folger call number: PR2982 .K59 2014
Folger holdings ID: 492024
Accession Number: 268786

General notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-286) and index

Contents

General introduction -- Part one: Power, kingship and history in the English Renaissance -- Introduction: Critical approaches to power, kingship and history in the English Renaissance -- Power, politics and the Elizabethan world picture in early modern England -- The Renaissance idea of kingship -- Shakespeare and the question of history -- part two: Is this kingship for real? Being a king, playing a king -- Introduction: Shakespeare's kings on stage, and Queen Elizabeth's role play in real life -- "A woeful pageant have we here beheld": actors on stage in Richard III and Richard II -- "I am Richard II, know ye not that?": Queen Elizabeth I and her political role playing -- part three. Power and pragmatics in action in Shakespeare's histories -- Introduction: Pragmatic strategies of performing kingship in the history plays -- The theoretical grounding of politeness and impoliteness -- "Charismas in conflict" in their struggle for power -- The pragmatics of politics and the reformation of Prince Hal in 1 and 2 Henry IV and Henry V conclusion

Extended title: The pragmatics of early modern politics : power and kingship in Shakespeare's history plays / Urszula Kizelbach

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Great Britain Politics in literature Power (Social sciences) in literature

author: Kizelbach, Urszula
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616