Tyrant - Shakespeare on Politics - Stephen Greenblatt
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Tyrant - Shakespeare on Politics
By: Stephen Greenblatt
Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
Summary: World-renowned Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt explores the playwright’s insight into bad (and often mad) rulers.
As an aging, tenacious Elizabeth I clung to power, a talented playwright probed the social causes, the psychological roots, and the twisted consequences of tyranny. In exploring the psyche (and psychoses) of the likes of Richard III, Macbeth, Lear, Coriolanus, and the societies they rule over, Stephen Greenblatt illuminates the ways in which William Shakespeare delved into the lust for absolute power and the catastrophic consequences of its execution.
Cherished institutions seem fragile, political classes are in disarray, economic misery fuels populist anger, people knowingly accept being lied to, partisan rancor dominates, spectacular indecency rules - these aspects of a society in crisis fascinated Shakespeare and shaped some of his most memorable plays. With uncanny insight, he shone a spotlight on the infantile psychology and unquenchable narcissistic appetites of demagogues - and the cynicism and opportunism of the various enablers and hangers-on who surround them - and imagined how they might be stopped. As Greenblatt shows, Shakespeare’s work, in this as in so many other ways, remains vitally relevant today.
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This post has 7 comments with rating of 4.4/5
December 30th, 2018
Absolutely thankful for this.
December 30th, 2018
Thank you was waiting for years for this audio I will seed till my 7th generation dies thanks again.
December 31st, 2018
Greenblatt’s The Swerve is one of those rare books of literary criticism which one can read over and over, finding new things of value each time.
I don’t know this one - yet - but Greenblatt is always good, and usually superlative on Shakespeare.
Thank you ssafe05.
December 31st, 2018
Many thanks for this one ssafe05 .
And thanks pryderi for the recommendation of The Swerve (also available on here) which I am downloading too.
December 31st, 2018
Greenblatt has never written thematically about Shakespeare’s politics (although all of Shakespeare’s plays are politically & historically placed or invented with philosophic acumen & scrupulous care) have never been Greenblatt’s concern. One wonders what, after all these years, made him write about it. The introduction gives the clue and key. He is using Shakespeare as a springboard to indirectly attack a contemporary political figure whom the Left must revile. Opportunism & party hackery never allowed one to write good books, Mr Greenblatt. Readers: seek out instead Allan Bloom’s discussions of Shakespeare’s Politics.
January 2nd, 2019
I have added a new seed of “The Swerve”. Thanks to pryderi.
August 18th, 2019
what a gem! thank you so much for this share.
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