Shakespeare And Identity In A Divided W

Name: Shakespeare And Identity In A Divided W
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Shakespeare and Identity in a Divided WorldAuthor(s): Kristin M.S. Bezio\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032230931, 978-1032230931\nSynopsis\nShakespeare and Identity in a Divided World examines some of the most pressing issues about identity and so-called identity politics in the highly polarized twenty-first century. The book uses Shakespeares plays and the history of sixteenth and seventeenth-century England to discuss gender, race, mental health, disability, and fatness as they were perceived in Shakespeares age and then considers ways in which audiences, readers, and classrooms might use them to think about those same topics in the twenty-first century.\n\nThe book includes discussion of both Shakespeares text and contemporary productions, films, and reimaginings of those plays, as well as the historical and theoretical context relevant to each topic. Beginning with the question of Shakespeares identity, t.