02821cam a2200361 4500 577611816 TxAuBib 20220711120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781501997518 1501997513 1bc6f52a-590d-4c37-84bf-47230e340173 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3954911 OverDrive (Product ID) 5040251 5040251 TxAuBib Greenblatt, Stephen, 1943- Tyrant [Libby Audiobook] : Shakespeare on Politics. Recorded Books, Inc., 2018. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 150MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 150MB. 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. Literary Criticism. Nonfiction. Media Type: Audiobook. National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-11 20:00:03. Ballerini, Edoardo. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1694-1/3954911-Tyrant.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1BC6F52A-590D-4C37-84BF-47230E340173&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1694-1/3954911-Tyrant.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1BC6F52A-590D-4C37-84BF-47230E340173&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) BSBPL