{"product_id":"9780226060415","title":"Shakespeare's Politics","description":"Taking the classical view that the political shapes man's consciousness, Allan Bloom considers Shakespeare as a profoundly political Renaissance dramatist. He aims to recover Shakespeare's ideas and beliefs, and to make his work once again a recognized source for the serious study of moral and political problems. In essays looking at \"Julius Caesar\", \"Othello\", and \"The Merchant of Venice\" Bloom shows how Shakespeare presents a picture of man that does not assume privileged access for only literary criticism. With this claim, he argues that political philosophy offers a comprehensive framework within which the which the problems of the Shakespearean heroes can be viewed. In short, he argues that Shakespeare was an eminently political author.","brand":"Allan Bloom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45746080710974,"sku":"9780226060415","price":971.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780226060415_bba2724c-f658-4e99-a417-7bbacc0e3603.jpg?v=1707234230","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780226060415","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}