Of Philosophers and Kings Political Philosophy in Shakespeare's Macbeth and King Lear |
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| Author:
| Craig, Leon Harold |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8020-3571-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2001 |
| Publisher: | University of Toronto Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $87.00 |
Book Description:
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This innovative work argues that Shakespeare was as great a philosopher as he was a poet, and that his greatness as a poet derived even more from his power as a thinker than from his genius for linguistic expression.
This innovative work argues that Shakespeare was as great a philosopher as he was a poet, and that his greatness as a poet derived even more from his power as a thinker than from his genius for linguistic expression.