Shakespeare in Transition - Political Appropriations in the Postcommunist Czech Republic

Informationen zum Autor MARCELA KOSTIHOVÁ is Assistant Professor of English at Hamline University, USA. Klappentext Using themed performance reviews and extensive interviews with theatre professionals, this book explores how Shakespeare's 'cultural capital' has been evoked in the reinvention of a post-communist nation against a backdrop of political tensions surrounding the ascendance of Central and Eastern Europe to the European Union. Zusammenfassung Using themed performance reviews and extensive interviews with theatre professionals, this book explores how Shakespeare's 'cultural capital' has been evoked in the reinvention of a post-communist nation against a backdrop of political tensions surrounding the ascendance of Central and Eastern Europe to the European Union. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction The End of History' in Central and Eastern Europe Shakespeares of the Postcommunist World Translation Wars: Redefining Shakespeare in Post-Socialist Czech Republic Katharine 'Humanized': Abusing the 'Shrew' on Prague Stages Politics of Desire: Homoeroticism in Post-Communist Czech Shakespeare Epilogue: Into the European Union Notes Bibliography Index

List of contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction The End of History' in Central and Eastern Europe Shakespeares of the Postcommunist World Translation Wars: Redefining Shakespeare in Post-Socialist Czech Republic Katharine 'Humanized': Abusing the 'Shrew' on Prague Stages Politics of Desire: Homoeroticism in Post-Communist Czech Shakespeare Epilogue: Into the European Union Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: M. Kostihova, Marcela Kostihova, M Kostihová, M. Kostihová
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2010
• EAN: 9781349301102
• ISBN: 978-1-349-30110-2
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Performance Interventions; Performance Interventions
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology; Theater, B, Environment, The environment, Theatre Studies, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: general, Environmental Sciences, Environment, general, Theatre and Performance Arts, European Literature, Theater—History, Theatre History, British literature, British and Irish Literature, Early Modern/Renaissance Literature, Early Modern and Renaissance Literature, Literature, Modern, Palgrave Theatre & Performance Collection, Theatre and Performance Studies, Europe;stage;theatre;William Shakespeare