Shakespeare and Modernity - Early Modern to Millennium

Informationen zum Autor Hugh Grady is Professor of English at Beaver College, Pennsylvania, USA. He is the author of The Modernist Shakespeare (1991) and Shakespeare's Universal Wolf (1996). Klappentext This fascinating collection traces the ways in which Shakespeare has been reassessed over the years and explores many issues concerning Shakespeare's modernity. Zusammenfassung This fascinating collection traces the ways in which Shakespeare has been reassessed over the years and explores many issues concerning Shakespeare's modernity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors Preface Introduction 1. (Post) modern Elizabeth: Gender, Politics, and the Emergence of Modern Subjectivity 2. Ante-Aesthetics: Towards a Theory of Early Modern Audience Response 3. Shakespeare, Modernity and the Aesthetic: Art, Truth and Judgement in The Winters Tale 4. Measure for Measure and Modernity: The Problem of the Sceptic's Authority 5. 'Jew. Shylock is my name': Speech-prefixes in The Merchant of Venice as symptoms of the early modern 6. The Merchant of Venice: 'Modern' Anti-Semitism and the Veil of Allegory 7. Jewish Invader and the Soul of State: The Merchant of Venice and Science Fiction Movies 8. Shakespeare and the End of History: Period as Brand Name 9. The Hamlet Formerly Known as Prince Works Cited Index

Product details

• Authors: Hugh (Arcadia University Grady
• Assisted by: Hugh Grady (Editor), Grady Hugh (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.07.2000
• EAN: 9780415212014
• ISBN: 978-0-415-21201-4
• No. of pages: 246
• Series: Accents on Shakespeare
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, Theatre Studies, Literary theory, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean