Shakespeare on the Ecological Surface

Shakespeare on the Ecological Surface uses the concept of the 'surface' to examine the relationship between contemporary performance and ecocriticism.

List of contents

1. Slick: Art for What's Sake? 2. Smoke: London's Burning 3. Sky: Unfirming the Firmament 4. Steam: Under Pressure 5. Soil: Down to Earth 6. Slime: Sensory Plays 7. Snail: Finding Our Place 8. Silk: Textile Production 9. Skin: Curating Complexion 10. Stage: Disposable Globes

About the author

Liz Oakley-Brown is Senior Lecturer in the Department of English Literature and Creative Writing at Lancaster University, UK. Her publications include The Rituals and Rhetoric of Queenship: Medieval to Early Modern (co-edited with Louise J. Wilkinson; 2009), Shakespeare and the Translation of Identity in Early Modern England (2011) and Twelfth Night: A Critical Reader (co-edited with Alison Findlay; 2014).

Summary

Shakespeare on the Ecological Surface uses the concept of the ‘surface’ to examine the relationship between contemporary performance and ecocriticism.

Product details

• Authors: Liz Oakley-Brown, Oakley-Brown Liz
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2024
• EAN: 9780367345914
• ISBN: 978-0-367-34591-4
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Spotlight on Shakespeare
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Nature, The environment, Literary studies: general, Literary theory, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, the;Surface;Shakespeare;on;Oakley;Liz;ecological;Brown