Provider: World Shakespeare Bibliography https://www.worldshakesbib.org Database: WSB Content: text/plain; charset="utf-8" TY - THES SP - not paginated ID - bbbc594 T1 - "Fair and Foul: The Politics of Chivalry and Pragmatism in Shakespeare's English History Plays" AU - Merry, Brian Patrick PY - 2013 DA - 2026 KW - chivalry KW - pragmatism LA - English AB - Draws on Edward III, 1 Henry VI, 1 and 2 Henry IV, Henry V, and Henry VIII in exploring the values of chivalry and pragmatism. Finds that Shakespeare presents the triumph of chivalric pragmatism through the successes and failures of the characters in the play. ER -