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Staging the prince and the people: Kairós in James Shirley’s The Politician
Author(s) -
ZirakSchmidt David Hasberg
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
orbis litterarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.109
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1600-0730
pISSN - 0105-7510
DOI - 10.1111/oli.12287
Subject(s) - temporality , doctrine , machiavellianism , balance (ability) , sociology , philosophy , history , literature , aesthetics , psychoanalysis , art , epistemology , psychology , personality , theology , big five personality traits , neuroscience
This article examines the temporal dynamics of James Shirley's The Politician , and how they relate to the play's staging of the people and the prince. More specifically, I am interested in analysing The Politician through the lens of the ancient Greek notion of kairós (καιρός). By examining the kairotic temporality of The Politician , it becomes possible to analyse how Shirley balances the doctrine of divine right and Machiavellianism while simultaneously healing the strained relationship between the king and the people.