Description
Examining the psyche--and psychoses--of the likes of Richard III, Macbeth, Lear, and Coriolanus, Greenblatt illuminates the ways in which William Shakespeare delved into the lust for absolute power and the disasters visited upon the societies over which these characters rule. Tyrant shows that Shakespeare's work remains vitally relevant today, not least in its probing of the unquenchable, narcissistic appetites of demagogues and the self-destructive willingness of collaborators who indulge their appetites.
Author: Stephen Greenblatt
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 05/14/2019
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780393356977
ISBN10: 0393356973
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Shakespeare
- Political Science | Political Ideologies | Fascism & Totalitarianism
- Drama | Shakespeare