Shakespeare Against War
Pacifist Readings
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Product details:
- Publisher Edinburgh University Press
- Date of Publication 1 January 2026
- Number of Volumes Print PDF
- ISBN 9781399516228
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages304 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Language English 700
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Short description:
Throughout his career Shakespeare, although steeped in expert knowledge of military matters, weighted his plays towards a desire for peace
MoreLong description:
Whilst Shakespearean drama provides eloquent calls to war, more often than not these are undercut or outweighed by compelling appeals to peaceful alternatives conveyed through narrative structure, dramatic context and poetic utterance. Placing Shakespeare’s works in the history of pacifist thought, Robert White argues that Shakespeare’s plays consistently challenge appeals to heroism and revenge and reveal the brutal futility of war. White also examines Shakespeare’s interest in the mental states of military officers when their ingrained training is tested in love relationships. In imagery and themes, war infiltrates love, with problematical consequences, reflected in Shakespeare’s comedies, histories and tragedies alike. Challenging a critical orthodoxy that military engagement in war is an inevitable and necessary condition, White draws analogies with the experience of modern warfare, showing the continuing relevance of Shakespeare’s plays which deal with basic issues of war and peace that are still evident.
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Acknowledgments
Part I: Men at War
1. ‘Look upon the hideous god of war’: Reading Shakespeare as a Pacifist
2. ‘Bloody-hunting slaughtermen’: War Crimes and Unjust War in the History Plays
3. ‘Food for powder’: Casualties of War
4. Revenge and Mutually Assured Destruction: Reflections on Hamlet and Kant
5. ‘Bind Fast his corky arms’: Torture in King Lear
Part II: Love and War
6. Love in Times of War
7. All’s Well in Love and War – or Is it?
8. Make War, not Love: Othello’s ‘Occupation’
9. Farewell to Arms: Antony and Cleopatra
10. Beyond War: ‘""If"" is your only peacemaker’
Bibliography
Index
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