Shakespeare and Appropriation

by Robert A.B. Sawyer and Christy Desmet

Book Overview

The vitality of our culture is still often measured by the status Shakespeare has within it. Contemporary readers and writers continue to exploit Shakespeare's cultural afterlife in a vivid and creative way. This fascinating collection of original essays shows how writers' efforts to imitate, contradict, compete with, and reproduce Shakespeare keep him in the cultural conversation.
The essays:
* analyze the methods and motives of Shakespearean...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415207258
• ISBN13: 9780415207256
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.8"