Bloody constraint : war and chivalry in Shakespeare /
War is a major theme in Shakespeare's plays. Aside from its dramatic appeal, it provided him with a context in which his characters, steeped in the ideals of chivalry, could discuss such concepts as honor, courage, patriotism, and justice. Well aware of the decline of chivalry in his own era, S...
| Основен автор: | Meron, Theodor, 1930- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York ; Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2001.
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| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Bloody constraint. |
Съдържание:
- Contents; Introduction; ONE: Chivalry's Legacy; TWO: War and Peace; THREE: A Pagan Knight?: Shakespeare's Ancient Wars; FOUR: The Homeric Wars through Shakespeare; FIVE: The Brave or the Wise?: Two Conflicting Conceptions of Chivalric Honour; SIX: Chivalry as a Normative Ideal; SEVEN: Debunking Chivalry's Myth: Commoners, Fools, and Cynics; EIGHT: Principle under Stress; NINE: Crimes and Accountability; Epilogue; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.