Mirrors in Shakespeare and Early Modern English Drama: Power, Gender and the Magic of the Theatre
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/aaap89/
Author:
	Finger, Valentina.
Type:
	Book Monograph
Year:
	2026
Publication Information:
	London: Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, 2026. xii + 252 (https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9781350535381)
Annotation:
	Contends that Richard II and Macbeth draw on the "imperial mirror" trope. Argues that, in these plays, "a monarch ruling with the aid of a mirror reimagines the act of governing as establishing and assuming control of a scopic regime," linking this to "Michel Foucault’s concept of panopticism."
Language:
	English
Persons:
	Foucault, Michel
Tags:
	Macbeth, Richard II, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism
WSB Update:
	Spring 2026
WSB Record Number:
	aaap89