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Big-Time Shakespeare (Paperback, New)
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Shakespeare has made the big time in the idiomatic sense of
cultural success and widespread notoriety. Other literary figures
may achieve canonical status within the academic community based on
claims for artistic distinction, but Shakespeare is unusual in that
he has also achieved contemporary celebrity. His aptitude for
controversy constantly keeps his name in the public eye. Bristol
discusses the supply side of cultural producation and argues that
Shakepeare retains his authority, at least in part, because
suppliers of cultural goods have been skilful at generating a
social desire for products that bear his trademark and in creating
merchandise to satisfy that desire. This book suggests that his
plays represent the pathos of our civilization with extraordinary
force and clarity. His characters remain interesting because we
recognize what they are going through. Shakespeare's contradictory
understanding of the social and cultural past is also examined
through readings of The Winter's Tale, Othello and Hamlet. Bristol
attempts to bridge the gap between conservative demands for
unreflective affirmation of the ideals and achievements of Western
civilisation.
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