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Just and Unjust Wars in Shakespeare: 7
Author(s): Quabeck (Author)
- Publisher: De Gruyter
- Publication Date: 10 Nov. 2017
- Language: English
- Print length: 272 pages
- ISBN-10: 3110301059
- ISBN-13: 9783110301052
Book Description
Can war ever be justified and, if so, how? Just and Unjust Wars in Shakespeare demonstrates that this debate is not restricted to the philosophical discourse. This analysis of Shakespeare’s plays, which focuses on the histories, tragedies and Roman plays in chronological order, brings to light that the drama includes an elaborate and complex debate of the ethical issues of warfare.
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From the Back Cover
The concept of the just war poses one of the most important ethical questions to date. Can war ever be justified and, if so, how? Just and Unjust Wars in Shakespeare demonstrates that this debate is not restricted to the philosophical discourse. This analysis of Shakespeare’s plays, which focuses on the histories, tragedies and Roman plays in chronological order, brings to light that the drama includes an elaborate and complex debate of the ethical issues of warfare.
About the Author
Franziska Quabeck, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany.
Franziska Quabeck, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
