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Shakespeare’s Political Drama

Shakespeare’s Political Drama

Alexander Leggatt

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
1989
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Literatura: historia y crítica
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9780415038881
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Shakespeare is consistently interested in rulers, law, questions of authority and obedience. In this study, Alexander Leggatt examines the depiction of state and public power in the English and Roman histories.

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