Shakespeare in Tongues

Shakespeare in Tongues interrogates the popular conflation of "the language of Shakespeare" with English by examining the role Shakespeare's works have played in overlapping histories of colonialism, slavery, and migration that continue to shape the linguistic cultures of the United States.

Sommario

Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Languages of Shakespeare; 1: Breathing Native Breath; 2: Being Now Awake; 3: The Oppressor's Wrong; Chapter 4: What's Past Is Prologue; Further Reading and Resources; Index

Info autore

Kathryn Vomero Santos is Associate Professor of English at Trinity University, USA. She is a co-founder of the award-winning Borderlands Shakespeare Colectiva and the co-editor of several books, including The Bard in the Borderlands: An Anthology of Shakespeare Appropriations en La Frontera (with Katherine Gillen and Adrianna M. Santos).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kathryn Vomero Santos, Kathryn Vomero Santos
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032274492
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3227449-2
• Pagine: 224
• Serie: Spotlight on Shakespeare
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica > Drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean