About this book
In this companion volume to Shakespeare: Poet and Citizen, Victor Kiernan sets out to rescue Shakespearean studies from the increasingly solipsistic terrain of literary criticism, focusing on historical location as a means to understanding his work.
Subjects
English Political playsHistoryHistory and criticismKnowledgeLiterature and societyMarxist criticismPolitical and social viewsPolitical plays, EnglishPolitics and literatureRomeSocial classes in literatureTragediesShakespeare, william, 1564-1616, tragediesShakespeare, william, 1564-1616, knowledge, romeShakespeare, william, 1564-1616, political and social viewsGreat britain, history, stuarts, 1603-1714Political plays, history and criticism