Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory: New Historicism and Cultural Materialism

by Neema Parvini

Book Overview

In the thirty years since the
publication of Stephen Greenblatt's Renaissance Self-Fashioning
overthrew traditional modes of Shakespeare criticism, New Historicism and Cultural
Materialism have rapidly become the dominant modes for studying and writing
about the Bard. This comprehensive guide introduces students to the key
writers, texts and ideas of contemporary Shakespeare criticism and alternatives
to new historicist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441193936
• ISBN13: 9781441193933
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"