Shakespeare's Cross-Cultural Encounters

by Geraldo U. De Sousa

Book Overview

A study of tragedies, comedies, romances, and histories, this book examines the dynamic interplay of three concepts-gender, text, and habitat-as metaphors for cross-cultural definition. De Sousa argues that by refashioning stage aliens such as Jews, Moors, Amazons, and gypsies, Shakespeare interrogates a Eurocentric perspective and the caricatures cultures create of one another. Writing in an accessible, compelling style, de Sousa recovers a wealth of information on race and gender relations in early modern Europe.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333949471
• ISBN13: 9780333949474
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"