Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Note on spellings
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The kingly vice: the tyrant in early Tudor drama
- 2 Sovereignty, counsel, and consent in Scotland: Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis
- 3 Artful construction of the political realm: Buchanan and the legitimacy of resistance
- 4 Gorboduc: absolutist decision and the two bodies of the king
- 5 Tyranny added to usurpation: Richardus Tertius, The True Tragedy, and Richard III
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
Contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Note on spellings
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The kingly vice: the tyrant in early Tudor drama
- 2 Sovereignty, counsel, and consent in Scotland: Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis
- 3 Artful construction of the political realm: Buchanan and the legitimacy of resistance
- 4 Gorboduc: absolutist decision and the two bodies of the king
- 5 Tyranny added to usurpation: Richardus Tertius, The True Tragedy, and Richard III
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Tyranny and UsurpationThe New Prince and Lawmaking Violence in Early Modern Drama, pp. vPublisher: Liverpool University PressPrint publication year: 2019