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Shakespeare and Postcolonial Theory
By (Author) Jyotsna G. Singh
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The Arden Shakespeare
24th January 2019
United Kingdom
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800
Literary studies: postcolonial literature
Literary theory
822.33
Hardback
264
390g
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 Shakespeares 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.
An excellent, thoroughly researched book that breaks new ground pushing the field of postcolonial Shakespeare studies in a promising direction This text provides richly detailed, in-depth analysis of specific productions and the key critical influences of seminal scholarly works Highly engaging. * Renaissance Quarterly *
Reminds readers of the stakes of a postcolonial lens in contemporary engagements with Shakespeare in scholarship, performance and pedagogy. * Shakespeare in Southern Africa *
Jyotsna G. Singh is Professor of Early Modern Literature and Culture and Postcolonial Studies at Michigan State University, USA.