Jyotsna G. Singh

Shakespeare and Postcolonial Theory (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Now available in paperback, Shakespeare and Postcolonial Theory is an up-to-date guide to contemporary debates in postcolonial studies and how these shape our understanding of Shakespeare's politics and poetics. Taking a historical perspective, it covers early modern discourses of colonialism, 'race', gender and globalization, through to contemporary intercultural appropriations and global adaptations of Shakespeare. Showing how the dialogue between Shakespeare criticism and postcolonial studies has evolved, this book offers a critical vocabulary that connects contemporary and early modern cultural struggles. Shakespeare and Postcolonial Theory also provides guides to further reading and online resources which make this an essential resource for students and scholars of Shakespeare.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781408186053
• Artikelnr.: 54951428

Autorenporträt

Jyotsna G. Singh is Professor of Early Modern Literature and Culture and Postcolonial Studies at Michigan State University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations
Series Editor's Preface Introduction: 'An Inventory of Traces' PART I -
SHAKESPEARE AND EARLY COLONIAL HISTORY Chapter One: Historical Contexts 1:
Shakespeare and the Colonial Imaginary Chapter Two: Historical Contexts 2:
Shakespeare's World and Productions of Difference PART II - SHAKESPEARE,
DECOLONIZATION, POSTCOLONIAL THEORY Chapter Three: Past and Present:
Shakespeare-Postcoloniality Chapter Four: Intersectionalities:
Postcoloniality and Difference PART III - SHAKESPEARE, POSTCOLONIALITY, AND
RECEPTION HISTORIES: PERFORMANCE AND FILM Chapter Five: Global,
Intercultural Shakespeares Chapter Six: Boundary-Crossings on the British
Shakespearean Stage Chapter Seven: Shakespeare in Postcolonial Cinema: A
Meditation on Haider/Hamlet: Reconstituting the Cultural Ruins of Kashmir
Notes References Index