Office and Duty in King Lear: Shakespeare's Political Theologies

by Alex Thom

This book advances five original readings of Shakespeare's King Lear, influenced by Giorgio Agamben, but tempered by primary research into Jacobean literature, law, religion, and philosophy. To grasp Lear's encounter between politics and identity, the play demands a wider understanding of the religious influence on political thought. As Lear himself realises, sovereignty is an extreme, glamorous example of a deeper category: sacred...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031401565
• ISBN13: 9783031401565
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"