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Zusatztext “This collection … explore raced and non-traditional Macbeth on its own terms and through an extraordinary diversity of perspectives.” (Rebecca Dark, Early Modern Studies Journal, Vol. 5, October 26, 2018) “Weyward Macbeth offers a fascinating account of the use and misuse of Shakespeare’s tragedy by a culture trying to confront its own guilt and ghosts.” (Maria Browning, chapter16.org, October 27, 2017) “Weyward Macbeth is an exceptionally rich and suggestive collection of essays, the kind of book that you know you’ll return to time and again to mull over the nuggets that its wide and wise contributors have unearthed.” (Willy Maley, Journal of the Northern Renaissance, February 26, 2013) “The book presents work that is interdisciplinary and will appeal to a variety of scholars. … Weyward Macbeth is a far-reaching anthology, well worth a read for scholars of Shakespeare, cinema, literature, and music. As a theatre text, it is particularly useful. … Weyward Macbeth emphasizes how strongly theatre reflects and informs America’s political history; the book enhances both American theatre and Shakespeareanscholarship.” (Victoria P. Lantz, Theatre Survey, Vol. 53 (2), September, 2012) “The book is certainly a worthwhile contribution: even essays that read as isolated reflections disengaged from the dialogue promoted by the book prove to be highly interesting; when connections are made, they are often unexpected and illuminating. … the collection also amply demonstrates that we can learn much about both history and the play when we attend to the many wayward ways in which race and the play have intersected in history.” (Yu Jin Ko, Shakespeare Quarterly, Vol. 63 (2), 2012) “This is a substantial collection, consisting of twenty-six articles and an Appendix. … Together, they are essential to anyone seeking to understand the importance of Macbeth to the history of race relations in America, especially black–white relations. … This collection provides ample evidence of this truth, and underscores how important it is for us to recognize Shakespeare’s ambivalent legacy at work in America’s race relations today.” (Jennifer Clement, Parergon, Vol. 29 (2), 2012) “The collection as a whole offers a conglomeration of various topics that open up a new approach to Macbeth. … The diversity of perspectives here is rich and provocative and will no doubt encourage further studies of Macbeth and race. Of equal interest to Shakespeareans, Americanists, cultural historians, teachers, and theater professionals, the collection as a whole is notable for its thorough and strikingly original readings of a largely overlooked topic.” (Sonya Freeman Loftis, Borrowers and Lenders, Vol. 7 (2), October, 2012) “Rarely is a collection of essays so focused and yet so broad, so comprehensive, and yet so intellectually open-ended. Any one of the essays on its own would be a respectable contribution to the study of race and Shakespeare, but it is in their collective resonance with and across each other, their symphonic ambition, that the volume’s significance lays.” (Shane Vogel, African American Review, Vol. 44 (1-2), 2011) “Weyward Macbeth is a collection of essays providing a fascinating, interdisciplinary record … . The collection as a whole makes for rich and varied reading. … The book is thus particularly relevant to Shakespeare studies, performance and pedagogy in southern Africa. It provides us with a fascinating archive to work with and against. … It contains much of interest for literary and performance scholars, for actors and directors, for English teachers, for students … and for readers interested inthe signs of race.” (Denise Newfield, Shakespeare in Southern Africa, Vol. 23, 2011) “Weyward Macbeth admirably covers the long and complex history of the play within American racial discourse by using an interdisciplinary approach to elucidate much that has been neglected or ...
