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Two generations of students inspired by Harvey Mansfield come
together here to demonstrate how their diverse approaches
illuminate the topic of the arts of rule and speak to the wide
scope of Mansfield's contributions. The essays collected here cover
both ancient and modern ground. The first section covers topics
such as Xenophon's question of what it is to be a gentleman,
Aristotle's view of friendship, Montaigne's account of the highest
good, and Montesquieu's elevation of modesty. The second section
engages Machiavelli's political theory and its influence on
subsequent thinkers, such as Bacon, Hobbes, and Hume. Authors in
the third section examine the sources, conditions, and practices of
freedom in the context of modern politics, drawing on writers from
Shakespeare to Tocqueville to shed light on contemporary debates.
The arts of rule cover the exercise of power by princes and popular
sovereigns, but they range beyond the domain of government itself,
extending to civil associations, political parties, and religious
institutions. Artful rule both directs the use of authority toward
a specific end and posits a more comprehensive vision of the best
way of life for human beings. Making full use of political
philosophy and benefiting from a range of backgrounds, this
collection recognizes that although the arts of rule are
comprehensive, the best government is a limited one.
Two generations of students inspired by Harvey Mansfield come
together here to demonstrate how their diverse approaches
illuminate the topic of the arts of rule and speak to the wide
scope of Mansfield's contributions. The essays collected here cover
both ancient and modern ground. The first section covers topics
such as Xenophon's question of what it is to be a gentleman,
Aristotle's view of friendship, Montaigne's account of the highest
good, and Montesquieu's elevation of modesty. The second section
engages Machiavelli's political theory and its influence on
subsequent thinkers, such as Bacon, Hobbes, and Hume. Authors in
the third section examine the sources, conditions, and practices of
freedom in the context of modern politics, drawing on writers from
Shakespeare to Tocqueville to shed light on contemporary debates.
The arts of rule cover the exercise of power by princes and popular
sovereigns, but they range beyond the domain of government itself,
extending to civil associations, political parties, and religious
institutions. Artful rule both directs the use of authority toward
a specific end and posits a more comprehensive vision of the best
way of life for human beings. Making full use of political
philosophy and benefiting from a range of backgrounds, this
collection recognizes that although the arts of rule are
comprehensive, the best government is a limited one.
Even the most explicitly political contemporary approaches to
Shakespeare have been uninterested by his tyrants as such. But for
Shakespeare, rather than a historical curiosity or psychological
aberration, tyranny is a perpetual political and human problem.
Mary Ann McGrail's recovery of the playwright's perspective
challenges the grounds of this modern critical silence. She locates
Shakespeare's expansive definition of tyranny between the
definitions accepted by classical and modern political philosophy.
Is tyranny always the worst of all possible political regimes, as
Aristotle argues in his Politics? Or is disguised tyranny, as
Machiavelli proposes, potentially the best regime possible? These
competing conceptions were practiced and debated in Renaissance
thought, given expression by such political actors and thinkers as
Elizabeth I, James I, Henrie Bullinger, Bodin, and others. McGrail
focuses on Shakespeare's exploration of the conflicting and
contradictory passions that make up the tyrant and finds that
Shakespeare's dramas of tyranny rest somewhere between Aristotle's
reticence and Machiavelli's forthrightness. Literature and politics
intersect in Tyranny in Shakespeare, which will fascinate students
and scholars of both.
Even the most explicitly political contemporary approaches to
Shakespeare have been uninterested by his tyrants as such. But for
Shakespeare, rather than a historical curiosity or psychological
aberration, tyranny is a perpetual political and human problem.
Mary Ann McGrail's recovery of the playwright's perspective
challenges the grounds of this modern critical silence. She locates
Shakespeare's expansive definition of tyranny between the
definitions accepted by classical and modern political philosophy.
Is tyranny always the worst of all possible political regimes, as
Aristotle argues in his Politics? Or is disguised tyranny, as
Machiavelli proposes, potentially the best regime possible? These
competing conceptions were practiced and debated in Renaissance
thought, given expression by such political actors and thinkers as
Elizabeth I, James I, Henrie Bullinger, Bodin, and others. McGrail
focuses on Shakespeare's exploration of the conflicting and
contradictory passions that make up the tyrant and finds that
Shakespeare's dramas of tyranny rest somewhere between Aristotle's
reticence and Machiavelli's forthrightness. Literature and politics
intersect in Tyranny in Shakespeare, which will fascinate students
and scholars of both.
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