The tears of sovereignty : perspectives of power in Renaissance drama / Philip Lorenz.

Lorenz examines the representation of sovereignty in canonical works of the Renaissance: Shakespeare's 'Richard II', 'Measure for Measure' and 'The Winter's Tale', Lope de Vega's 'Fuenteovejuna', and Calderón de la Barca's 'Life is a D...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Lorenz, Philip
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The body is burning: Sovereignty, image, trope
  • Breakdown: Analogy and ontotheology in Richard II
  • Reanimation: The logic of transfer in Measure for measure
  • Resistance: Waiting for power in Fuenteovejuna
  • Transformation: The body moves out in life is a dream
  • Return: The wrinkles of mystery in The winter's tale
  • Conclusion: After-image.