Prison Shakespeare - For These Deep Shames and Great Indignities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book explores the development of the global phenomenon of Prison Shakespeare, from its emergence in the 1980s to the present day. It provides a succinct history of the phenomenon and its spread before going on to explore one case study the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble's (Australia) Shakespeare Prison Project in detail. The book then analyses the phenomenon from a number of perspectives, and evaluates a number of claims made about the outcomes of such programs, particularly as they relate to offender health and behaviour. Unlike previous works on the topic, which are largely individual case studies, this book focuses not only on Prison Shakespeare's impact on the prisoners who directly participate, but also on prison culture and on broader social attitudes towards both prisoners and Shakespeare.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Palgrave Shakespeare Studies
Release date:	November 2015
First published:	2016
Authors:	Rob Pensalfini
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	246
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-45020-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > 16th to 18th centuries > Shakespeare studies & criticism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > Prisons
LSN:	1-137-45020-7
Barcode:	9781137450203

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