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Zusatztext Zdenek Stribrny's book on Shakespeare and Eastern Europe is a gem. In fewer than l50 pages (excluding notes and index), he has been able to cover the history of Shakespearean representation, criticism, and scholarship in East Europe in a succint but eminently lucid study that is a delight to read and learn from ... An excellent contribution to scholarship. Informationen zum Autor Please note correct accenting of author's name (accents not available in this field on the NBA): Zdenek Stríbrný Klappentext Oxford Shakespeare Topics (General Editors Peter Holland and Stanley Wells) provide students, teachers, and interested readers with short books on important aspects of Shakespeare criticism and scholarship, including some general anthologies relating to Shakespeare. Each book is written by an authority in its field, and combines accessible style with original discussion of its subject. Notes and a critical guide to further reading equip the interested reader with the means to broaden research.This is the first full account of Shakespeare's impact on the whole of Eastern and East Central Europe up to the present day. Starting with the tours of the English Comedians on the Continent during Shakespeare's lifetime and shortly after his death, it traces their routes as far as Poland (Gdansk, Warsaw) and the core of the Habsburg Empire (Prague, Vienna, Graz). Later chapters explore the profound Shakespearean influence on Russian drama, literature, and criticism since the 18th century. Zusammenfassung 'Oxford Shakespeare Topics' (General Editors Peter Holland and Stanley Wells) provide students, teachers, and interested readers with short books on important aspects of Shakespeare criticism and scholarship, including some general anthologies relating to Shakespeare. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction In the Beginning Shakespeare under the Tsars Shakespeare and National Revivals After the Bolshevik Revolution Behind the Iron Curtain Post-Communist Shakespeare Notes A Select Bibliogrpahy Index of Persons, Places, and Plays ...
