Description |
172 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 and index. |
Contents |
Educated man / John F. Andrews -- Religion, grief, and suicide / Peter Holland -- Death of a son and a father / G.B. Harrison -- Corruption in Denmark / A.C. Bradley -- Politics in Hamlet / John Erskine Hankins -- Sickness in Denmark / Caroline F.E. Spurgeon -- Claudius turns the world mad / Andrew Gurr -- Corruption is a progressive, pervasive disease / Derek Antona Traversi -- Hamlet is corrupt, not Claudius / G. Wilson Wright -- Corruption of reason / Juliet McLauchlan -- Corruption's effect on love / H.D.F Kitto -- Corruption destroys a generation / Margreta de Grazia -- Corruption creates economic inequality / Daniel Brook -- Corruption in a global corporate empire / Paul Kingsnorth -- Corruption and the Pentagon / Pratap Chatterjee -- Torture and espionage / Democracy now! -- Exploiting clients and third world countries -- Ron Scherer and Brendan Conway -- Justice politicized / David Iglesias with Davin Seay. |
Summary |
Explores how the issue of corruption was portrayed in William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" and discusses how Shakespeare's views on corruption reflected the social views of his time. |
Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet.
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Hamlet (Legendary character) -- Juvenile literature.
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Political corruption in literature -- Juvenile literature.
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Hamlet (Legendary character)
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Political corruption in literature.
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Added Author |
Johnson, Vernon E. (Vernon Elso), 1921-
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ISBN |
9780737748093 hardcover |
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0737748095 hardcover |
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9780737748109 paperback |
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0737748109 paperback |
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