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Title Corruption in William Shakespeare's Hamlet / Vernon Elso Johnson, book editor.

Publication Info. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, [2010]
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  828 S527YJOH    Check Shelf
Description 172 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series Social issues in literature series
Social issues in literature.
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.
Hamlet (Legendary character) -- Juvenile literature.
Political corruption in literature -- Juvenile literature.
Hamlet (Legendary character)
Political corruption in literature.
Added Author Johnson, Vernon E. (Vernon Elso), 1921-
ISBN 9780737748093 hardcover
0737748095 hardcover
9780737748109 paperback
0737748109 paperback
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