| Description |
168 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Social issues in literature series |
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Social issues in literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-161) and index. |
| Contents |
Background on William Shakespeare. -- Shakespeare and his times / John F. Andrews -- Shakespeare's path to success / Peter Holland -- The Gunpowder Plot and Macbeth / Peter Ackroyd -- Macbeth and power. -- Darkness in the struggle for power / A.C. Bradley -- Shifting values, chaos, and order in Macbeth / Terence Hawkes -- The clash between military and Christian virtues / Jan H. Blits -- The course of Macbeth's drive for power / Paul Fletcher -- Is Macbeth solely responsible? / John Turner -- Macbeth as victim / E.A.J. Honigmann -- Identifying with Macbeth / Lisa Low -- The criminal as tragic hero / Robert B. Heilman -- The revolt against nature and the father / Robert N. Watson -- Macbeth is a play of morality, not religion / Brian Morris -- Macbeth's journey into nothingness / Stanford M. Lyman and Marvin Scott -- Contemporary perspectives on the drive for power. -- A modern-day approach / Somini Sengupta -- The growing power of the American presidency / Matthew Crenson and Benjamin Ginsberg -- The power of American dynasties at the expense of democracy / Kevin Phillips -- Corporate ambition / Arianna Huffington. |
| Summary |
Discusses Shakespeare's background, Macbeth and power, and the contemporary perspectives on the drive for power. |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.
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Power (Social sciences) in literature.
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| Added Author |
Johnson, Vernon E. (Vernon Elso), 1921-
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| ISBN |
9780737743982 |
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0737743980 |
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9780737743975 paperback |
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0737743972 paperback |
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