Conceptualizing the curse as the representation of a foundational, mythical violence that is embedded within juridical discourse, Shakespeare's Curse:The Aporias of Ritual Exclusion in Early Modern Royal Drama pursues a reading of Richard III, King...
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Conceptualizing the curse as the representation of a foundational, mythical violence that is embedded within juridical discourse, Shakespeare's Curse:The Aporias of Ritual Exclusion in Early Modern Royal Drama pursues a reading of Richard III, King John, and King Lear in order to analyse the persistence of imprecations in the discourses of modernity. Shakespeare wrote during a period that was transformative in the development of juridical thinking. However, taking up the relationship between theatre, theology and law, Bjoern Quiring argues that the curse was not e
Cover; Shakespeare's Curse; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Richard III and the ostracized heritage of theatre; 1.1 Anne and the supplement of the Eucharist; 1.2 Margaret and the excommunication of the old liturgy; 1.3 Edward IV, the oath, and the performance of the social contract; 1.4 Hastings and the fateful prophecy; 1.5 Henry VI and the standing army of the dead; 1.6 Clarence and the diabolical allegory; 1.7 Buckingham and the grounds of theater; 2 King John and the ordeal of the bastard commodity
3 King Lear and the naturalized state of exception3.1 Cordelia and the problem of equity; 3.2 Goneril and Regan within the liberties of nature; 3.3 Kent in internal banishment; 3.4 Edgar and the benedictio vacui; 3.5 The Fool and the bonds of fate; 3.6 Storm still and the perpetual downfall of the last judgment; Bibliography; Index
