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Liberty and Sovereignty in Four Shakespeare Plays
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Liberty Fund Staff
Liberty Fund, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
In this series of discussions we want to explore a number of issues, including tyranny and resistance to unjust power, the rules which govern succession, the connection between sovereignty and the tragic form, the problem of weak kingship, and the connection between sovereignty and the republican ideal.
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- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
- Subject Area: Literature and Liberty
Session One. Liberty, Tyranny, and Resistance: Richard III
William Shakespeare, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (The Oxford Shakespeare), ed. with a glossary by W.J. Craig M.A. (Oxford University Press, 1916).
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Session Two. Liberty, Sovereignty and the Rules of Succession: Titus Andronicus
In Session Three we will discuss “Liberty, Sovereignty, and the Tragic Form” in connection with Richard III and Titus Andronicus.
William Shakespeare, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (The Oxford Shakespeare), ed. with a glossary by W.J. Craig M.A. (Oxford University Press, 1916).
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Session Four. Liberty and Weak Kingship: Richard II
William Shakespeare, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (The Oxford Shakespeare), ed. with a glossary by W.J. Craig M.A. (Oxford University Press, 1916).
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Session Five. Liberty, Sovereignty, and the Republican Ideal: Julius Caesar
In Session Six we will have a general discussion of all the themes we have so far covered.
William Shakespeare, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, ed. with a glossary by W.J. Craig M.A. (Oxford University Press, 1916).
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