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008			181112s20182018nyu 001 0 eng
020			_a9780393635751 (hardcover)
050	0	0	_aPR3069.D53 _bG73 2018
082	0		_a822.33 GRE _2
100	1		_aGreenblatt, Stephen _d(, 1943-)
245	1	0	_aTyrant : _bShakespeare on politics _c/ Stephen Greenblatt.
250			_aFirst edition.
300			_a212 pages _c; 22 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aOblique angles -- Party politics -- Fraudulent populism -- A matter of character -- Enablers -- Tyranny triumphant -- The instigator -- Madness in great ones -- Downfall and resurgence -- Resistible rise -- Coda.
520			_aAs an aging, tenacious Elizabeth I clung to power, a talented playwright probed the social causes, the psychological roots, and the twisted consequences of tyranny. In exploring the psyche (and psychoses) of the likes of Richard III, Macbeth, Lear, Coriolanus, and the societies they rule over, Stephen Greenblatt illuminates the ways in which William Shakespeare delved into the lust for absolute power and the catastrophic consequences of its execution. Cherished institutions seem fragile, political classes are in disarray, economic misery fuels populist anger, people knowingly accept being lied to, partisan rancor dominates, spectacular indecency rules--these aspects of a society in crisis fascinated Shakespeare and shaped some of his most memorable plays. With uncanny insight, he shone a spotlight on the infantile psychology and unquenchable narcissistic appetites of demagogues--and the cynicism and opportunism of the various enablers and hangers-on who surround them--and imagined how they might be stopped. As Greenblatt shows, Shakespeare's work, in this as in so many other ways, remains vitally relevant today.
546			_aEnglish
600	1	4	_aShakespeare, William _d(1564-1616) _x-Criticism and interpretation
650	1	4	_aDictators in literature
650	1	4	_aPower (Social sciences)
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