Shakespeare and contemporary theory : new historicism and cultural materialism

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Shakespeare and contemporary theory : new historicism and cultural materialism

Title remainder

new historicism and cultural materialism

Statement of responsibility

Neema Parvini

Creator

• Parvini, Neema

Subject

• History
• New Historicism
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation | History

Genre

• History
• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Language

eng

Summary

"In the thirty years since the publication of Stephen Greenblatt's Renaissance Self-Fashioning overthrew traditional modes of Shakespeare criticism, New Historicism and Cultural Materialism have rapidly become the dominant modes for studying and writing about the Bard. This comprehensive guide introduces students to the key writers, texts and ideas of contemporary Shakespeare criticism and alternatives to new historicist and cultural materialist approaches suggested by a range of dissenters including evolutionary critics, historical formalists and advocates of 'the new aestheticism', and the more politically active presentists. Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory covers such topics as: The key theoretical influences on new historicism including Michel Foucault and Louis Althusser. The major critics, from Stephen Greenblatt to Jonathan Dollimore and Alan Sinfield. Dissenting views from traditional critics and contemporary theorists. Chapter summaries and questions for discussion throughout encourage students to critically engage with contemporary Shakespeare theory for themselves. The book includes a 'Who's Who' of major critics, a timeline of key publications and a glossary of essential critical terms to give students and teachers easy access to essential information."--Publisher's website

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

822.3/3

Index

index present

LC call number

PR2965

LC item number

.P37 2012

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography