Shakespeare and the Fall of the Roman Republic Selfhood, Stoicism and Civil War

Shakespeare and the Fall of the Roman Republic Selfhood, Stoicism and Civil War

Show other versions (1)

Explores Shakespeare's representation of the failure of democracy in ancient Rome This book introduces Shakespeare as a historian of ancient Rome alongside figures such as Sallust, Cicero, St Augustine, Machiavelli, Gibbon, Hegel and Nietzsche. It considers Shakespeare's place in the his...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gray, Patrick (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh University Press 2018
Subjects:
Literary theory
Literature
Antony and Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
Rome
Stoicism
civil war
self
Online Access:OAPEN Library: download the publication
OAPEN Library: description of the publication
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Explores Shakespeare's representation of the failure of democracy in ancient Rome This book introduces Shakespeare as a historian of ancient Rome alongside figures such as Sallust, Cicero, St Augustine, Machiavelli, Gibbon, Hegel and Nietzsche. It considers Shakespeare's place in the history of concepts of selfhood and reflects on his sympathy for Christianity, in light of his reception of medieval Biblical drama, as well as his allusions to the New Testament. Shakespeare's critique of Romanitas anticipates concerns about secularisation, individualism and liberalism shared by philosophers such as Hannah Arendt, Alasdair MacIntyre, Charles Taylor, Michael Sandel and Patrick Deneen.
ISBN:9781474427470;9781474427487
Access:Open Access

Similar Items