Shakespeare and the Lower Register of Constitutional Thought

Synopsis: Podcast delivered by Professor Denis Galligan, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford.
The great speech of Ulysses in Troilus and Cressida gives a conventional and orthodox view of the organic constitution, in which all is orderly and all are in their place. It is a view from above, from the upper end of society, from an upper register of thought. The purpose of this lecture is to draw out from selected plays a quite different view, one from below, one shared by the common people. This lower register of constitutional thought proves to be more authentic, grounded in social reality, and the key to understanding constitutionalism and constitutional history.
Series: Foundation for Law, Justice and Society
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Audio
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Duration: 82 mins

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