King Lear, Sovereignty, And the Condition of Justice

Synopsis

Podcast. Professor Christopher Pye discusses sovereignty in King Lear relating it to autonomy, the self, the state, and the world. Focusing on Cordelia’s ‘nothing’ and Edgar’s ‘I nothing am’, he opens up the relationship of power to law, recognition and non-recognition. The lecture is introduced and the Q&A session chaired by Professor Richard Wilson.

Series

Kingston Shakespeare Seminar (Kiss)

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Notes

Accessed 2/2017.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

monarchy; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); sovereignty

Credits

Contributor

Christopher Pye

Archive

Name

Backdoor Broadcasting Company

Email

rene@backdoorbroadcasting.net

Web

http://backdoorbroadcasting.net/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01865 240009

Address

57 Divinity Road
Oxford
OX4 1LH

Notes

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