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Shakespeare into the Millennium
Talking Shakespeare
Shakespeare into the Millennium
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Description
This edited collection of essays on Shakespeare includes writings on Shakespeare in his time, in our time, and in the future. It looks at why we talk so much about Shakespeare by considering the dominant views and theories on his work at the beginning of the new millennium. Essays included examine topics such as touring practices in Shakespeare's day, the history of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare in relation to his contemporaries, Shakespeare and homoeroticism and Shakespeare and the future.
Talking Shakespeare, as its title implies, focuses on the reciprocal relationship between past and present, the way Shakespeare talks to us, the ways in which we talk about Shakespeare, and the way in which Shakespeare, ultimately, is 'all talk'. Indeed the approach employed throughout the book is a consideration of the ways in which the past informs the present as well as how the present informs the past. The book takes a multi-disciplinary view of Shakespeare, looking at how Shakespeare is 'talked about' in the fields of English Studies, Performance Studies and Cultural Studies. There is also an appendix surveying material available on Shakespeare in the electronic or 'virtual' library.
Table of Contents
Introduction; D. Cartmell & M. Scott
Talking Shakespeare; M. Scott
SHAKESPEARE AND THEORY
How Does Hamlet End?; N. Wood
Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Stage: Touring Practice in Shakespeare's Day; P.Davison
Studying Shakespeare and his Contemporaries; E. Smith
Shakespeare and History; D. Cavanagh
SHAKESPEARE AND NATIONAL IDENTITY
'Home, Sweet Home': Stratford-upon-Avon and the Making of the RSC as a National Institution; C. Chambers
SHAKESPEARE, PERFORMANCE AND BENCHMARKING
Twelfth Night: 'One face, one voice, one habit and two persons!'; J. Wardle
Shakespeare and the Homoerotic; M. Thompson & I. Whelehan
Shakespeare and Race: Othello I.iii; D. Cartmell
SHAKESPEARE AND FILM
The Unkindest Cuts: Flashcut Excess in Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet; B. W. Kliman
Showing versus Telling: Shakespeare's Visual Absences, and the Cinema; G. Egan
Shakespeare and the Future; K. Ryan
Why We Talk Shakespeare; M. Collins
Appendix: Bibliography of Shakespeare on CD ROM and Major Internet Addresses; J. Webb
Index.
Product details
| Published | Jun 18 2001 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 253 |
| ISBN | 9780333777916 |
| Imprint | Red Globe Press |
| Dimensions | Not specified |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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