Shakespeare and the Body Politic
Publisher: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780739170953
Subjects: Metaphor
Description: "Metaphors animate Shakespeare's corpus, and one of the most prominent is the image of the body. Sketched out in the eternal lines of his plays and poetry, and often drawn in exquisite detail, variations on the body metaphor abound in the works of Shakespeare. Attention to the political dimensions of this metaphor in Shakespeare and the Body Politic permits readers to examine the sentiments of romantic love and family life, the enjoyment of peace, prosperity and justice, and the spirited pursuit of honor and glory as they inevitably emerge within the social, moral, and religious limits of particular political communities."--back cover.