"Taming the Shrew: Shakespeare, Machiavelli, and Political Philosophy" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbc786/ Author: Gish, Dustin. Type: Book Chapter Year: 2013 Publication Information: Dobski, Shakespeare and the Body Politic, 197–220. : Dobski, Shakespeare and the Body Politic Annotation: Focuses on Shakespeare's invocation of philosophy and alternative politics in Taming of the Shrew, finding that two political schools of thought in the play bear resemblance to Socrates and Niccolò Machiavelli with radically different approaches to the problem of ruling human beings. Language: English Persons: Dobski, Bernard J.; Gish, Dustin; Socrates; Machiavelli, Niccolò Keywords: philosophy; politics Tags: Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, The Taming of the Shrew WSB Update: Winter 2013 WSB Record Number: bbbc786