“The fair play of the world”: Games and Machiavellian Politics in Shakespeare’s King John
This paper aims at analysing the different metaphors and references drawn from games in Shakespeare’s King John. Far from being neutral, I argue that these images are underpinned by a deeply Machiavellian view of the world and politics. This is particularly perceptible in the extended bowling metaph...
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| Language: | English |
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2020-11-01
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| Series: | Angles |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/angles/2753 |