The hollow crown : Shakespeare on how leaders rise, rule, and fall
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Published
New York : Basic Books, [2023].
Format
Book
ISBN
9781541644861, 1541644867
Physical Desc
277 pages ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : Basic Books, [2023].
Street Date
2310
Language
English
ISBN
9781541644861, 1541644867
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"More so than any politician or philosopher, it is William Shakespeare who can teach us about power. What it is, what it means, how it is gained, used, and lost. From the princes and kings of Henry IV to the scheming senators of Julius Caesar, politics fills his plays: brutal cunning, Machiavellian manipulation, fatal overreach, even the rare possibility of redemption. And it is these enduring narratives that can teach us how power plays out to this day. In The Hollow Crown, military scholar Eliot A. Cohen decodes Shakespeare's understanding of politics as theater, shedding light on how businesses, corporations, and governments work in the modern world. The White House, after all, is a court, with intrigues and rivalries just as Shakespeare described, asis an army, a department of state, or even a university. And, besides their settings, what most of all defines these various dramas are their characters, in all their ambition, cruelty, hope, and humanity. Cohen looks to the inspiring speeches of Henry Vto better understand John F. Kennedy, to Richard III's darkness to plumb Adolf Hitler's psychology, and to Prospero from The Tempest for a window into George Washington's graceful abdication of power. Ultimately, through Cohen's incisive gaze, Shakespeare's work becomes a skeleton key into the lives of the leaders who, for good or ill, have made and remade our world"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cohen, E. A. (2023). The hollow crown: Shakespeare on how leaders rise, rule, and fall . Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cohen, Eliot A.. 2023. The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare On How Leaders Rise, Rule, and Fall. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cohen, Eliot A.. The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare On How Leaders Rise, Rule, and Fall Basic Books, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cohen, Eliot A.. The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare On How Leaders Rise, Rule, and Fall Basic Books, 2023.
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