This groundbreaking work, first published in 2005, reveals exactly
how Shakespeare was influenced by contemporary strands in political
thought that were critical of the English crown and constitution.
Shakespeare has often been seen as a conservative political thinker
characterised by an over-riding fear of the 'mob'. Hadfield argues
instead that Shakespeare's writing emerged out of an intellectual
milieu fascinated by republican ideas. From the 1590s onwards, he
explored republican themes in his poetry and plays: political
assassination, elected government, alternative constitutions, and,
perhaps most importantly of all, the problem of power without
responsibility. Beginning with Shakespeare's apocalyptic
representation of civil war in the Henry VI plays, Hadfield
provides a series of powerful new readings of Shakespeare and his
time. For anyone interested in Shakespeare and Renaissance culture,
this book is required reading.
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