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Shakespeare's arguments with history
Scholarly study of rhetoric and argument in Shakespeare’s history and Roman plays, exploring political morality and Renaissance culture.
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Scholarly study of rhetoric and argument in Shakespeare’s history and Roman plays, exploring political morality and Renaissance culture.
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"Argument was the basis of Renaissance education; both rhetoric and dialectic permeated early modern humanist culture, including drama. This study approaches Shakespeare's English history plays, the Roman plays and Troilus and Cressida by analyzing the use of argument in the plays, by exploring the disjunction between verbal argument and the argument of action, and by exploring the wider importance of argument in Renaissance culture.
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content present
Violence & gore
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Analytical discussion of warfare and political violence in the plays
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language present
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Brief contextual references within Renaissance cultural discussion
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Central focus on political morality, power, and truth in the histories
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Analytical references to political cruelty in the history plays
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