Shakespeare's exiles
"Why are human societies hierarchical? How did centralized political authority originate? Anthropologists tell us that foraging societies are egalitarian compared to their agrarian and industrial successors. So what prompted our foraging ancestors to submit to the authority of big men, chiefs,...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York, NY
Routledge,
2025
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| Series/Journal: | Routledge studies in Shakespeare
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| Further subjects: | B
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
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B Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) Characters Prospero B Timon, of Athens (active 5th century B.C) In literature B Prospero (Fictitious character) B Power (Social sciences) in literature B Literary Criticism B LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare B Exiles in literature B Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) Criticism and interpretation B Hierarchies in literature B Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) Characters Timon |
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| Summary: | "Why are human societies hierarchical? How did centralized political authority originate? Anthropologists tell us that foraging societies are egalitarian compared to their agrarian and industrial successors. So what prompted our foraging ancestors to submit to the authority of big men, chiefs, and kings? And how did the big man once installed in the center maintain his authority in the face of the resentment mobilized against him? Shakespeare's Exiles addresses these fundamental ethical, political, and anthropological questions by looking at two of Shakespeare's most eccentric big men. Why does Timon, the once-legendary host of Athens, refuse to return to his beloved city? And why does Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, promise to break his staff and throw his books into the deep blue sea? In this highly original and provocative book, Richard van Oort shows that Shakespeare is not just a dramatist but a philosopher, political scientist, and anthropologist too"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (241 pages). |
| ISBN: | 978-1-003-50427-6 1-003-50427-2 978-1-040-27451-4 1-040-27451-X 978-1-040-27463-7 1-040-27463-3 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4324/9781003504276 |
