Shakespeare in Our Time A Shakespeare Association of America Collection

by Callaghan, Dympna; Gossett, Suzanne

• ISBN13: 9781472520425
• ISBN10: 1472520424
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2016-02-25
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare

Summary

This volume marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death by reflecting on the unrivalled work of the Shakespeare Association of America and offering a unique collection of leading Shakespeare scholars outlining key developments in Shakespeare studies over the last two decades. These essays are complemented by younger scholars who respond and look forward to new fields of study and debate. As such the book offers a "state of the nation" look at Shakespeare criticism, covering all the key areas of research and study including gender, text, performance, the body, history, religion and biography. This is a must-read, comprehensive introduction to the key critical ideas surrounding Shakespeare's work and a stimulating exploration of where Shakspeare studies will go next.

Author Biography

Suzanne Gossett is Professor of Literature at Loyola University, Chicago, USA.

Table of Contents

Foreword - Lena Orlin
Introduction - Suzanne Gossett
Text and Authorship - Anthony Dawson
Public Shakespeare - Paul Yachnin
Style - Russ MacDonald
Sexuality - Bruce Smith
Feminism - Phyllis Rackin
Race and Class - Jean E. Howard
The Body and Emotions - Gail Kern Paster
Religion - Linda Woodbridge
Classical Allusions and Reverberations - Coppélia Kahn;
Global Shakespeare - Susanne Wofford;
Biography - Peter Holland;
Teaching - David Bevington;
Historicism - William Carroll;
Social Context - Frances E. Dolan;
Performance - Diana Henderson;
Film- James C. Bulman;
Source Studies - Meredith Skura;
Appropriations of Shakespeare - Georgianna Ziegler;
Afterword - Stephen J. Greenblatt;
Bibliogprapy;
Notes;
Index