Shakespeare's Tempest and Capitalism: The Storm of History

by Helen C Scott and Helen C. Scott

Book Overview

In this forceful study, Helen C. Scott situates The Tempest within Marxist analyses of the 'primitive accumulation' of capital, which she suggests help explain the play's continued and particular resonance.　The 'storm' of the title refers both to Shakespeare's Tempest hurtling through time, and to Walter Benjamin's concept of history as a succession of violent catastrophes. Scott begins with an account of the global processes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032089385
• ISBN13: 9781032089386
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"