The soul of statesmanship : Shakespeare on nature, virtue, and political wisdom

Folger bibliographic ID: 355535
Folger call number: PR3017 .S68 2018
Folger holdings ID: 503647

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

General notes

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

Extended title: The soul of statesmanship : Shakespeare on nature, virtue, and political wisdom / edited by Khalil M. Habib, L. Joseph Hebert Jr

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Politics and literature Political leadership Character Leadership in literature

subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
editor: Habib, Khalil M.
editor: Hebert, L. Joseph (Louie Joseph), 1975-