TY - BOOK AU - Betteridge,Thomas TI - Shakespearean fantasy and politics SN - 1902806395 (hbk.) AV - PR3017 .B477 2005 U1 - 822.33 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Hatfield PB - University of Hertfordshire Press KW - Shakespeare, William, KW - Politics and literature KW - England KW - History KW - 16th century KW - Local KW - Fantasy in literature KW - Philosophy in literature N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [204]-211) and index; Introduction : history, criticism and Shakespeare -- The self and history : Richard III and Richard II -- Reading with desire : Twelfth night, A midsummer night's dream, As you like it and Much ado about nothing -- Hegemonic struggle : Julius Caesar and Coriolanus -- The redundancy of language in Othello -- Telling stories in Cymbeline and The winter's tale -- Conclusion : mystery and ethics in Shakespeare's drama ER -