This study tries to situate Andreas Gryphius's political tragedies in the context of contemporary theories of law and government. In his dramatic engagement with theraison d'étatand natural law, Gryphius expressed his personal views about issues of sovereignty and the right of resistance, which differed from the ideas of his contemporaries and led to a uniquely Gryphian form of political theology.
Oliver Bach, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitä München. |
