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Zusatztext Primarily a student guide, Neema Parvini's book first takes the reader on an introductory journey through the critical undergrowth...Shakespeare's works provide rich material informing the ideological conflict at the heart of the modern world. How we understand our past determines how we recognise and react to our contemporary world. Informationen zum Autor Neema Parvini is Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Surrey. Klappentext A complete critical introduction to New Historicist and Cultural Materialist approaches that have dominated contemporary Shakespeare theory! as well as alternative new directions. Vorwort A complete critical introduction to New Historicist and Cultural Materialist approaches that have dominated contemporary Shakespeare theory, as well as alternative new directions. Zusammenfassung In the thirty years since thepublication of Stephen Greenblatt's Renaissance Self-Fashioning overthrew traditional modes of Shakespeare criticism, New Historicism and CulturalMaterialism have rapidly become the dominant modes for studying and writingabout the Bard. This comprehensive guide introduces students to the keywriters, texts and ideas of contemporary Shakespeare criticism and alternativesto new historicist and cultural materialist approaches suggested by a range ofdissenters including evolutionary critics, historical formalists and advocatesof 'the new aestheticism', and the more politically active presentists. Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory covers such topics as: The key theoreticalinfluences on new historicism including Michel Foucault and Louis Althusser.The major critics, from Stephen Greenblatt to Jonathan Dollimore and AlanSinfield. Dissenting views from traditional critics and contemporary theorists. Chapter summaries and questions for discussion throughout encourage students tocritically engage with contemporary Shakespeare theory for themselves. The bookincludes a 'Who's Who' of major critics, a timeline of key publications and aglossary of essential critical terms to give students and teachers easy accessto essential information. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements\ A Note on Texts \ Timeline ofTheoretical and Critical Developments\ Who's Who of NewHistoricism and Cultural Materialism \ 1.Introduction\ 2. Before NewHistoricism and Cultural Materialism i. Thefirst half of the twentieth century: Traditional scholarship from A.C. Bradleyto Moody E. Prior \ ii. The 1950s tothe 1970s: Formalism, structuralism and deconstruction\ 3. Theory inFocus i. CliffordGeertz ii. AntonioGramsci\ iii. LouisAlthusser\ iv. MichelFoucault\ 4. NewHistoricism \ 5. CulturalMaterialism\ 6. Alternativeviews in New Historicism and Cultural Materialism\ 7. Conclusion\ Glossary ofImportant Critical Terminology Bibliography\ Index...
