Artistic Foundations of Nations and Citizens

Name: Artistic Foundations of Nations and Citizens
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This book examines politics through the lens of art and literature. Through discussion on great works of visual art, literature, and cultural representations of political thought in the medieval, early modern, and American eras, it explores the relevance of the nation-state to human freedom and flourishing, as well as the concept of citizenship and statesmanship that it implies, in contrast to that of the \u2018global community\u2019. The essays in this volume focus on shifting notions of various core political concepts like citizenship, republicanism, and nationalism from antiquity to the present-day to provide a systematic understanding of their evolving histories through Western Art and literature. It highlights works such as the Bayeux Tapestry, Shakespeare\u2019s Henry V, Henry VI, and A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream, Twain\u2019s Joan of Arc and Hermann\u2019s Nichts als Gespenster, among several other canonical works of political interest. Further, it questions if we should now.