Staging Sovereignty: Theory, Theatre, Thaumaturgy https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/aaao854/ Author: Bradley, Arthur. Type: Book Monograph Year: 2024 Publication Information: New York: Columbia University Press, 2024. 325 pp. Series Statement: (Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture.) Annotation: Considers importance of empty chair in Macbeth's banquet scene as royal throne and seat of power. Explores Richard II's anointment with oil in terms of political theology. Language: English Reviews: Evans, Joel. Textual Practice (2025): https://doi.org/10.1080/0950236X.2025.2463248 Tags: Macbeth, Richard II, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism WSB Update: Fall 2025 WSB Record Number: aaao854