Shakespeare and Social Theory: The Play of Great Ideas

by Bradd Shore

Book Overview

This book provides a bridge between Shakespeare studies and classical social theory, opening up readings of Shakespeare to a new audience outside of literary studies and the humanities. Shakespeare has long been known as a "great thinker" and this book reads his plays through the lens of an anthropologist, revealing new connections between Shakespeare's plays and the lives we now lead.

Close readings of a selection of frequently studied...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032017163
• ISBN13: 9781032017167
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"