Tyrant

Shakespeare on Politics

Book • 2018

Author

Stephen Greenblatt

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Mentioned in 2 episodes

Mentioned by

Ryan Holiday

as a book he loves.

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, discussing the assassins sent to kill Nero and reminding of Hercules strangling snakes in the crib.

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for understanding political events through Shakespeare's characters.

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Angelina Stanford

as a book with inaccurate interpretations of Shakespeare's works.

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Ryan Holiday

as the best book written during the Trump administration, offering political analysis through Shakespearean characters.

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Sean Carroll

as a book about different ways Shakespeare talks about bad rulers.

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