Uses analytic resources of the Marxist tradition to engage in a fresh way with Shakespeare's works. The essays collected here bring together work by both established and younger scholars to reveal the continuing power of Marxist thought to address: the relationship of texts to social class; the historical construction of the aesthetic; and the utopian dimensions of literary production. This book offers insights into the historical conditions within which Shakespeare's representations of class and gender emerged, and into Shakespeare's role in the global culture industry stretching from...

"Marxist Shakespeares" uses the rich analytic resources of the Marxist tradition to look at Shakespeare's plays afresh. The essays collected here reveal the continuing power of Marxist thought to address many issues including:
* the relationship of texts to social class
* the historical construction of the aesthetic
* the utopian dimensions of literary production.
This book offers new insights into the historical conditions within which Shakespeare's representations of class and gender emerged, and into Shakespeare's role in the global culture industry stretching from...