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

SeriesPolitics, literature, & film
Politics, literature, & film. ^A1305618
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
Abstract 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formebook version : 9781498543279
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LCCN 2018947261
ISBN9781498543262 (softcover)
ISBN149854326X (softcover)