Fund Drive Special – What Can Trump Learn from Shakespeare’s Tyrannical Leaders

A conversation with Stephen Greenblatt talking about the psychological roots, and the twisted consequences of tyranny from the study of Shakespeare’s tyrannical leaders: Richard III, Macbeth, Lear, Coriolanus, and the societies they rule over.
Guest: Stephen Greenblatt is a Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University, a world-renowned Shakespeare scholar, and the author of several books including his latest Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics.
About the book:
Stephen Greenblatt illuminates the ways in which William Shakespeare delved into the lust for absolute power and the catastrophic consequences of its execution. In his book, Greenblatt delivers his own critique of the current occupant of the White House, amazingly, he doesn’t even have to mention his name. We all know it! The parallels seem obvious.
 
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BOOK: Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics by Stephen Greenblatt $100
Book: Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo Edited by Deborah Plant $100
Book: Anatomy of Fascism $100
COMBO: All three books $250
Letters and Politic “The Tyranny Pack” MP3 CD  $100
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