Shakespeare's Body Parts: Figuring Sovereignty in the History Plays

by Huw Griffiths

Book Overview

Uncovers the workings of sovereign power in Shakespeare's history plays
Presents a sustained, formalist reading of Shakespeare's history playsReads Shakespeare's history plays for their contribution to political thought, and to theories of sovereigntyDelivers a thorough and wide-ranging formal analysis of Shakespearean body parts, both literal and figurativePresents a particular view of Shakespeare's language-use as "baroque", its convolutions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474448712
• ISBN13: 9781474448710
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"