Shakespeare and Postcolonial Theory

ISBN-13: 9781408185742 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 264 str.

Natasha Distiller

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Covering the very latest debates in contemporary postcolonial studies, this is the most up-to-date guide available to the impact of postcolonial approaches on our understanding of the politics of Shakespeare's plays.
Shakespeare and Postcolonialism also features a glossary of key critical terms and guides to further reading and online resources, making this an essential resource for students and scholars of Shakespeare at all levels.

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Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Series Editor’s Preface Introduction: ‘An Inventory of Traces’ PART I – SHAKESPEARE AND EARLY COLONIAL HISTORY Chapter One: Historical Contexts 1: Shakespeare and the Colonial Imaginary Chapter Two: Historical Contexts 2: Shakespeare’s World and Productions of Difference PART II – SHAKESPEARE, DECOLONIZATION, POSTCOLONIAL THEORY Chapter Three: Past and Present: Shakespeare–Postcoloniality Chapter Four: Intersectionalities: Postcoloniality and Difference PART III – SHAKESPEARE, POSTCOLONIALITY, AND RECEPTION HISTORIES: PERFORMANCE AND FILM Chapter Five: Global, Intercultural Shakespeares Chapter Six: Boundary-Crossings on the British Shakespearean Stage Chapter Seven: Shakespeare in Postcolonial Cinema: A Meditation on Haider/Hamlet: Reconstituting the Cultural Ruins of Kashmir Notes References Index