Politics in Literature

Abstract

Political scientists hold no monopoly on the examination of government and political processes; many novelists and playwrights have dealt directly or indirectly with the same subjects, and the study of their works may provide political science with both new insights and new analytical methods. Bodies of literature not dealing directly with political subjects can be studied in relation to their socio-political environment. Other literary works may constitute documentary evidence, social critique, polemic, or descriptions of governmental personalities and processes.