The effect is that family becomes an unofficial organ of the state. This process, however, also involves the reform of the state along lines demanded by the private family. McMahon’s critical method, derived from the theory of Bourdieu, Bataille, and Girard, maps capital transactions to reveal emotionally charged, often idiosyncratic responses to issues of shared concern. Such issues include state corruption, the management of women, the performance of roles according to gender, the uses of surveillance, and the ethics of sacrifice.
The effect is that family becomes an unofficial organ of the state. This process, however, also involves the reform of the state along lines demanded by the private family. McMahon’s critical method, derived from the theory of Bourdieu, Bataille, and Girard, maps capital transactions to reveal emotionally charged, often idiosyncratic responses to issues of shared concern. Such issues include state corruption, the management of women, the performance of roles according to gender, the uses of surveillance, and the ethics of sacrifice.
Family and the State in Early Modern Revenge Drama: Economies of Vengeance
258Family and the State in Early Modern Revenge Drama: Economies of Vengeance
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ISBN-13: | 9780415807753 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 12/22/2011 |
Series: | Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture , #19 |
Pages: | 258 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) |