"Unknown Sovereignty": Measure for Measure and the Mysteries of State.

This essay argues that Measure for Measure reveals an important ambiguity in the concept of mysteries of state, a theoretical centerpiece of the divine right of kings. It shows that the mysteries of state concept comprehends both the substantial, charismatic core of sovereignty and the administrativ...

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Publicado en:Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 1 - 26
Autor principal: FADELY, PATRICK
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Publicado: University of Pennsylvania Press Fall2018
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