Tyrant : Shakespeare on politics
(CD audio book)
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Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, [2018].
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Green Hills - Adult Audiobook
CD AUDIO 822.33 S5276g
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CD AUDIO 822.33 S5276g
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Published
Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, [2018].
Format
CD audio book
Physical Desc
5 audio discs (5 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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In container (17 cm.).
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Title from container.
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Compact discs.
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Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini.
Description
World-renowned Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt explores the playwright's insight into bad (and often mad) rulers. As an aging, tenacious Elizabeth I clung to power, a talented playwright probed the social causes, the psychological roots, and the twisted consequences of tyranny. In exploring the psyche (and psychoses) of the likes of Richard III, Macbeth, Lear, Coriolanus, and the societies they rule over, Stephen Greenblatt illuminates the ways in which William Shakespeare delved into the lust for absolute power and the catastrophic consequences of its execution. Cherished institutions seem fragile, political classes are in disarray, economic misery fuels populist anger, people knowingly accept being lied to, partisan rancor dominates, spectacular indecency rules--these aspects of a society in crisis fascinated Shakespeare and shaped some of his most memorable plays. With uncanny insight, he shone a spotlight on the infantile psychology and unquenchable narcissistic appetites of demagogues--and the cynicism and opportunism of the various enablers and hangers-on who surround them-and imagined how they might be stopped. As Greenblatt shows, Shakespeare's work, in this as in so many other ways, remains vitally relevant today.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Greenblatt, S., & Ballerini, E. (2018). Tyrant: Shakespeare on politics (Unabridged.). Recorded Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Greenblatt, Stephen, 1943- and Edoardo Ballerini. 2018. Tyrant: Shakespeare On Politics. Recorded Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Greenblatt, Stephen, 1943- and Edoardo Ballerini. Tyrant: Shakespeare On Politics Recorded Books, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Greenblatt, Stephen, and Edoardo Ballerini. Tyrant: Shakespeare On Politics Unabridged., Recorded Books, 2018.
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