Shakespeare and Trump

by Jeffrey R Wilson and Jeffrey R. Wilson

Book Overview

Should we draw an analogy between Shakespeare's tyrants-Richard III, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, and King Lear-and Donald Trump? In Shakespeare and Trump, Jeffrey Wilson applies literary criticism to real life, examining plot, character, villainy, soliloquy, tragedy, myth, and metaphor to identify the formal features of the Trump phenomenon, and its hidden causes, structure, and meanings.

Wilsonapproaches his comparison prismatically...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439919429
• ISBN13: 9781439919422
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"