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Shakespeare and the Body Politic (Paperback)
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Shakespeare and the Body Politic (Paperback)
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Metaphors animate Shakespeare's corpus, and one of the most
prominent is the image of the body. Sketched out in the eternal
lines of his plays and poetry, and often drawn in exquisite detail,
variations on the body metaphor abound in the works of Shakespeare.
Attention to the political dimensions of this metaphor in
Shakespeare and the Body Politic permits readers to examine the
sentiments of romantic love and family life, the enjoyment of
peace, prosperity and justice, and the spirited pursuit of honor
and glory as they inevitably emerge within the social, moral, and
religious limits of particular political communities. The lessons
to be learned from such an examination are both timely and
timeless. For the tensions between the desires and pursuits of
individuals and the health of the community forge the sinews of
every body politic, regardless of the form it may take or even
where and when one might encounter it. In his plays and poetry
Shakespeare illuminates these tensions within the body politic,
which itself constitutes the framework for a flourishing community
of human beings and citizens-from the ancient city-states of Greece
and Rome to the Christian cities and kingdoms of early modern
Europe. The contributors to this volume attend to the political
context and role of political actors within the diverse works of
Shakespeare that they explore. Their arguments thus exhibit
together Shakespeare's political thought. By examining his plays
and poetry with the seriousness they deserve, Shakespeare's
audiences and readers not only discover an education in human and
political virtue, but also find themselves written into his lines.
Shakespeare's body of work is indeed politic, and the whole that it
forms incorporates us all.
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