Shakespeare's Coriolanus in the Political Science Classroom
In: PS: political science & politics, Band 35, Heft 2, S. 217-222
ISSN: 0030-8269, 1049-0965
Discusses the usefulness of Shakespeare's Coriolanus for teaching courses in American government. The play's representation of contentious Roman politics vividly illustrates the kind of critiques put forth in the Federalist. The play also dramatizes the complexities of political strategy, the identification of a republic's values with its regime, & the problematics of political ambition. Coriolanus may be studied in conjunction with Tocqueville's Democracy in America as well as with the Federalist papers to engage student interest in democracy, political expertise, leadership, regime types, & social values such as honor & ambition. 11 References. K. Coddon