Richard II (6 January 1367 – ca. 14 February 1400)
Personally I feel that Shakespeare’s plays are politically useful and an effective means of distributing “common thinking” as in class and society structures through popular mediums. Also Shakespeare was closely tied with the current monarchy of the time. He implanted certain themes and warnings into his works. Throughout his plays threats to regal power are quashed and “unjust” rulers are removed from power by “noble” figures. Richard II can be viewed as a justification for the Tudor takeover of the throne. Richard II is a medieval king and thus believes that he has been appointed by god.
I am a PhD student in Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Texas-Denton. I began my vocation through a nine year apprenticeship with my mentor, Richard M. Owsley. I can be found around Denton troubling students and professors about this and that. A fringe scholar wandering the borderlands between the Academy and the World, I love the hell out of Socrates and Yoda while tending to act like William S. Burroughs and Jaba the Hut. My current projects include studies of the Dào Dé Jing, the intersection of Karl Jaspers’ periechontology with Tarot, and the challenge of queering existential hermeneutics.
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