King Lear, Sovereignty, And the Condition of Justice

Synopsis
Podcast. Professor Christopher Pye discusses sovereignty in King Lear relating it to autonomy, the self, the state, and the world. Focusing on Cordelia’s ‘nothing’ and Edgar’s ‘I nothing am’, he opens up the relationship of power to law, recognition and non-recognition. The lecture is introduced and the Q&A session chaired by Professor Richard Wilson.
Series
Kingston Shakespeare Seminar (Kiss)
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Audio

Credits

Contributor
Christopher Pye

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
King Lear
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
monarchy; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); sovereignty

Notes

Notes
Accessed 2/2017.
General
Part of the Shakespeare and Sovereignty series of lectures.

Archive

Name

Backdoor Broadcasting Company

Email
rene@backdoorbroadcasting.net
Web
http://backdoorbroadcasting.net/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01865 240009
Address
57 Divinity Road
Oxford
OX4 1LH
Notes
Mobile audio webcasting service, which concentrates on recording academic research

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "King Lear, Sovereignty, And the Condition of Justice". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av77564 (Accessed 10 Nov 2024)