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GREAT THINKERS Shakespeare and Politics

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Essays

The Spectrum of Love: Nature and Convention in As You Like It

Paul A. Cantor, “The Spectrum of Love: Nature and Convention in As You Like It,” in Souls With Longing, eds. Dobski and Gish, 53–86

The Cause of Thunder: Nature and Justice in King Lear

Paul A. Cantor, “The Cause of Thunder: Nature and Justice in King Lear,” in King Lear: New Critical Essays, ed. Jeffrey Kahan (London: Routledge, 2008), 230–52

Shakespeare’s Henry V: From the Medieval to the Modern World

Paul A. Cantor, “Shakespeare’s Henry V: From the Medieval to the Modern World,” in Perspectives on Politics in Shakespeare, eds. Murley and Sutton, 11–32

Is All the World a Stage? Marriage and a Metaphor in As You Like It

Mera J. Flaumenhaft, “Is All the World a Stage? Marriage and a Metaphor in As You Like It,” in Perspectives on Politics in Shakespeare, eds. Murley and Sutton, 71–104

Shakespeare’s The Tempest: Tragicomedy and the Philosophic Hero

Paul A. Cantor, “Shakespeare’s The Tempest: Tragicomedy and the Philosophic Hero,” in Shakespeare’s Last Plays, eds. Smith and Curtright, 1–15

Prospero’s Republic: The Politics of Shakespeare’s The Tempest

Paul A. Cantor, “Prospero’s Republic: The Politics of Shakespeare’s The Tempest,” in Shakespeare as Political Thinker, eds. Alvis and West, 241–59

Macbeth and the Gospelling of Scotland

Paul A. Cantor, “Macbeth and the Gospelling of Scotland,” in Shakespeare as Political Thinker, eds. Alvis and West, 315–51

Chastity as a Political Principle: An Interpretation of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure

Harry V. Jaffa, “Chastity as a Political Principle: An Interpretation of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure,” in Shakespeare as Political Thinker, eds. Alvis and West, 203–40

Christian Kings and English Mercuries: Henry V and the Classical Tradition of Manliness

Paul A. Cantor, “Christian Kings and English Mercuries: Henry V and the Classical Tradition of Manliness,” in Educating the Prince: Essays in Honor of Harvey Mansfield, eds. Mark Blitz and William Kristol (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2000), 74–90

The Golden Casket: An Interpretation of The Merchant of Venice

Barbara Tovey, "The Golden Casket: An Interpretation of The Merchant of Venice," in Shakespeare as Political Thinker, eds. Alvis and West, 261–87

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