Keith Linley

'Antony and Cleopatra' in Context

The Politics of Passion

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Tragic love story or the downfall of a drunken fool and a ruthless schemer? How did Jacobeans see this play? This guide recovers the various contexts that situate 'Antony and Cleopatra' in its time, explains the Christian ethics, the contemporary political scene, the literary atmosphere and requirements of tragedy that inform its background.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9781783083770
• ISBN-10: 1783083778
• Artikelnr.: 41756062

Autorenporträt

Keith Linley

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Prologue
1. The Historical Context
2. The Elizabethan World Order: From Divinity to Dust
3. Sin, Death and the Prince of Darkness
4. The Seven Cardinal Virtues
5. Kingship
6. Patriarchy, Family and Gender Relationships
7. Man in His Place
8. Images of Disorder: The Religious Context
9. The Context of Tragedy
10. 'O'erflowing the Measure': Restraint and Excess
11. Infinite Variety: Isis or Strumpet?
12. Rome versus Egypt: Gendering the State
13. Literary Context
14. Political Context
Notes
Bibliography
Index