{"product_id":"shakespeares-politics-paperback","title":"Shakespeare's Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllan Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking the classical view that the political shapes man's consciousness, Allan Bloom considers Shakespeare as a profoundly political Renaissance dramatist. He aims to recover Shakespeare's ideas and beliefs and to make his work once again a recognized source for the serious study of moral and political problems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn essays looking at \u003ci\u003eJulius Caesar, Othello, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice, \u003c\/i\u003e Bloom shows how Shakespeare presents a picture of man that does not assume privileged access for only literary criticism. With this claim, he argues that political philosophy offers a comprehensive framework within which the problems of the Shakespearean heroes can be viewed. In short, he argues that Shakespeare was an eminently political author. Also included is an essay by Harry V. Jaffa on the limits of politics in \u003ci\u003eKing Lear.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A very good book indeed . . . one which can be recommended to all who are interested in Shakespeare.\" --G. P. V. Akrigg \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This series of essays reminded me of the scope and depth of Shakespeare's original vision. One is left with the impression that Shakespeare really had figured out the answers to some important questions many of us no longer even know to ask.\"-Peter A. Thiel, CEO, PayPal, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllan Bloom was the John U. Nef Distinguished Service Professor on the Committee on Social Thought and the co-director of the John M. Olin Center for Inquiry into the Theory and Practice of Democracy at the University of Chicago. Harry V. Jaffa is professor emeritus at Claremont McKenna College and Claremont Graduate School.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt his death in 1992, \u003cb\u003eAllan Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e was the John U. Nef Distinguished Service Professor in the Committee on Social Thought and in the College at the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Closing of the American Mind\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eHarry Jaffa \u003c\/b\u003eis Henry Salvatori Research Professor of Political Philosophy Emeritus at Claremont McKenna College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.56 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52502874751283,"sku":"9780226060415","price":59.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YzZMRWhWTStSYXV0eFBuYlErNVU4UT09.webp?v=1760158575","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/shakespeares-politics-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}