Tag Archives: Christopher Pye

Christopher Pye: ‘King Lear, Sovereignty, and the Condition of Justice’ – podcast

Posted on November 29, 2015 by kingstonshakespeareseminar

Listen to Christopher Pye‘s extraordinary talk here. He discussed sovereignty in King Lear relating it to autonomy, the self, the state, and the world. Focusing on Cordelia’s ‘nothing’ and Edgar’s ‘I nothing am’, he opens up the relationship of power to … Continue reading →

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KiSS and KiSSiT Events for 2015

Posted on November 24, 2015 by kingstonshakespeareseminar

With Howard Caygill confirmed for December 3, we have the full schedule for the end of the year with many exciting speakers and events: Thursday 26 November, 5.30pm. KiSS Shakespeare and Sovereignty series – Christopher Pye (Williams College): ‘King Lear, … Continue reading →

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Christopher Pye: ‘King Lear, Sovereignty, and the Condition of Justice’, Nov 26

Posted on November 18, 2015 by kingstonshakespeareseminar

We are delighted to have one of the top Shakespeareans from across the Atlantic: Professor Christopher Pye will be talking at the KiSS Shakespeare and Sovereignty series on ‘King Lear, Sovereignty, and the Condition of Justice’. The talk will take place at … Continue reading →

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KiSS: Shakespeare and Sovereignty series, Autumn 2015

Posted on September 11, 2015 by kingstonshakespeareseminar

We are proud to announce this Autumn’s series of talks at the Kingston Shakespeare Seminar. On the topic of ‘Shakespeare and Sovereignty’ KiSS presents a season of debates and lectures marking Trevor Nunn’s production of The Wars of the Roses. Here is … Continue reading →

Posted in KiSS, News | Tagged Alison Findlay, Athelstan, Carol Rutter, Christopher Pye, Dominique Goy-Blanquet, Gary Taylor, Graham Holderness, Hamlet, Howard Caygill, Jeffrey Knapp, John Barton, justice, King Lear, Laertes, Lisa Hopkins, Macbeth, Michael Hattaway, Nordic history, Peter Hall, revolt, Sovereignty, Stuart Hampton-Reeves, Wars of the Roses | 3 Comments

Shakespeare and the Future of Theory + Facebook page

Posted on September 7, 2015 by kingstonshakespeareseminar

Our own Johann Gregory is the co-editor a book (with François-Xavier Gleyzon) recently published by Routledge. It features articles from Julia Reinhard Lupton and C. J. Gordon, Madhavi Menon, Christopher Pye, and Richard Wilson among others. Check it out here! Here is … Continue reading →