{"title":"Huw Griffiths","description":"\u003cp\u003eHuw Griffiths explores the rich intersections between literature and the human body, inviting readers to consider how physicality shapes cultural expression. His work, including titles like \u003cem\u003eShakespeare's Body Parts\u003c\/em\u003e, offers a unique perspective on the arts, blending scholarly insight with vivid analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the arts and culture tradition, Griffiths’ writing appeals to those interested in the deeper meanings behind artistic creation and the embodied experience of literature. His books provoke thought about the ways our bodies influence and reflect cultural narratives throughout history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"shakespeares-body-parts-by-huw-griffiths-9781474448710","title":"Shakespeare's Body Parts","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUncovers the workings of sovereign power in Shakespeare's history plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePresents a sustained, formalist reading of Shakespeare's history plays. Reads Shakespeare's history plays for their contribution to political thought, and to theories of sovereignty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDelivers a thorough and wide-ranging formal analysis of Shakespearean body parts, both literal and figurative. Presents a particular view of Shakespeare's language-use as \"baroque\", its convolutions contributing to complex articulations of sovereign will.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCapitalises on current theories of authorship in relation to the history plays in order to assess Shakespeare's particular contribution to how sovereignty is imagined in the late sixteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a sustained, formalist reading of the multiple body parts that litter the dialogue and action of Shakespeare's history plays, including \u003ci\u003eHenry V, Richard III, Richard II, King John\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHenry IV\u003c\/i\u003e. With a starting point in literary critical analyses of these dislocated bodies, the book tracks Shakespeare's relentless pursuit of a specific political question: how does human flesh, blood and bone relate to sovereignty?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGriffiths advances our understanding of how human bodies are captured by - and escape - the grip of political systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47558998425836,"sku":"9781474448710","price":57.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781474448710-shakespeare-s-body-parts.jpg?v=1776926163"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/huw-griffiths.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}