Chapter: The Death of a Shifter: Jupiterian History in Julius Caesar
Much importance has been attributed to political theology in recent Shakespeare studies. Here is one more contribution to this burgeoning field: The essay, "The Death of a Shifter: Jupiterian History in Julius Caesar ", by Anselm Haverkamp (New York University), was published as a chapter in his book, "Shakespearean Genealogies of Power: A Whispering of Nothing in Hamlet, Richard II, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, and The Winter's Tale" (Routledge, October 2010; pp. 57-71).
The book also includes a previously published essay on " Richard II, Bracton, and the End of Political Theology" (pp. 47-56).
Excerpt (from the newly published text): "As far as Shakespeare is concerned, the question 'What comes after political theology' seems simple enough. After Richard II comes Julius Caesar as the first of what should amount to a 'Roman Trilogy' including Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra ...; they beg the question of a rising actuality of Roman affairs after the end of political theology and, more precisely, of interest in the crisis of the Roman Republic that led to the highly auspicious form of the Empire."
Much importance has been attributed to political theology in recent Shakespeare studies. Here is one more contribution to this burgeoning field: The essay, "The Death of a Shifter: Jupiterian History in Julius Caesar ", by Anselm Haverkamp (New York University), was published as a chapter in his book, "Shakespearean Genealogies of Power: A Whispering of Nothing in Hamlet, Richard II, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, and The Winter's Tale" (Routledge, October 2010; pp. 57-71).
The book also includes a previously published essay on " Richard II, Bracton, and the End of Political Theology" (pp. 47-56).
Excerpt (from the newly published text): "As far as Shakespeare is concerned, the question 'What comes after political theology' seems simple enough. After Richard II comes Julius Caesar as the first of what should amount to a 'Roman Trilogy' including Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra ...; they beg the question of a rising actuality of Roman affairs after the end of political theology and, more precisely, of interest in the crisis of the Roman Republic that led to the highly auspicious form of the Empire."
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