{"product_id":"9781350173972","title":"Shakespeare's Political Imagination The Historicism of Setting","description":"\u003ch1\u003eShakespeare's Political Imagination\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Historicism of Setting\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePhilip Goldfarb Styrt\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShakespeare's Political Imagination \u003c\/i\u003eargues that to better understand Shakespeare's plays it is essential to look at the historicism of setting: how the places and societies depicted in the plays were understood in the period when they were written. This book offers us new readings of neglected critical moments in key plays, such as Malcolm's final speech in \u003ci\u003eMacbeth \u003c\/i\u003eand the Duke's inaction in \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice, \u003c\/i\u003eby investigating early modern views about each setting and demonstrating how the plays navigate between those contemporary perspectives. Divided into three parts, this book explores Shakespeare's historicist use of medieval Britain and Scotland in \u003ci\u003eKing John \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMacbeth; \u003c\/i\u003eancient Rome in\u003ci\u003e Julius Caesar \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCoriolanus\u003c\/i\u003e; and Renaissance Europe through Venice and Vienna in \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOthello \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMeasure for Measure\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Philip Goldfarb Styrt argues that settings are a powerful component in Shakespeare's worlds that not only function as physical locations, but are a mechanism through which he communicates the political and social orders of the plays. Reading the plays in light of these social and political contexts reveals Shakespeare's dramatic method: how he used competing cultural narratives about other cultures to situate the action of his plays. These fresh insights encourage us to move away from overly localized or universalized readings of the plays and re-discover hidden moments and meanings that have long been obscured.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePhilip Goldfarb Styrt\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of English at St. Ambrose University, USA. His work focuses on the interaction between history, politics and drama, and has been published in \u003ci\u003eShakespeare Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSEL\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003ci\u003e Studies in English Literature 1500–1900\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eModern Drama\u003c\/i\u003e among others.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 December 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Arden Shakespeare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350173972\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e232\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332906025100,"sku":"9781350173972","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_9451539f-69b4-48a0-8cd6-caf85c20a9a7.jpg?v=1783607262","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350173972","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}