Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics by Stephen Greenblatt

Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics

Stephen Greenblatt

224 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history politics tense fast-paced

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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...

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tense 15%
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