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Shakespeare and Civil Unrest in Britain and the United States (Hardcover)
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Shakespeare and Civil Unrest in Britain and the United States (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Studies in Shakespeare
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Shakespeare and Civil Unrest in Britain and the United States
extends the growing body of scholarship on Shakespeare's
appropriation by examining how the plays have been invoked during
periods of extreme social, political, and racial turmoil. How do
the ways that Shakespeare is adapted, studied, and discussed during
periods of civil conflict differ from wars between nations? And how
have these conflicts, in turn, affected how Shakespeare has been
understood in these two countries that, more than any others,
continue to be deeply shaped by Shakespeare's complex, enduring,
and multivalent legacy? The essays in this volume collectively
disclose a fascinating genealogy of how Shakespeare became a
dynamic presence in factional discourse and explore the "war of
words" that has accompanied civil wars and other instances of
domestic disturbance. Whether as part of violent confrontations,
mutinies, rebellions, or within the universal struggle for civil
rights, Shakespeare's repeated appearance during such turbulent
moments is more than mere historical coincidence. Rather, its
inflections on the contested meanings of citizenship, community,
and political legitimacy demonstrate the generative influence of
the plays on our understanding of internecine strife in both
countries.
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