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Author Meron, Theodor, 1930-

Title Bloody constraint : war and chivalry in Shakespeare / Theodor Meron.

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.

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Location Call No. Status
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  828 S527YMER    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  Z822.3 SHAKESPEARE M    Check Shelf
Description 246 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Chivalry's legacy -- War and peace -- A pagan knight? : Shakespeare's ancient wars -- The Homeric wars through Shakespeare -- The brave or the wise? : two conflicting conceptions of chivalric honour -- Chivalry as a normative ideal -- Debunking chivalry's myth : commoners, fools, and cynics -- Principle under stress -- Crimes and accountability.
Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Military art and science.
Knights and knighthood in literature.
Military history in literature.
Chivalry in literature.
War in literature.
ISBN 0195123832 (acid-free paper)
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