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Making offense A Skill: The Vice, the Machiavel, and the Problem of Legitimacy In Shakespearean Histories

Lawson, Ralph Hervey

… problem of legitimacy is the development of the Machiavellian politician. Beginning with King John, the Machiavel and his attempts to solve the legitimacy problem may be linked in various ways to the medieval Vice character. As the histories progress, the Machiavel gradually separates from the …

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