Social Shakespeare: Aspects of Renaissance Dramaturgy and Contemporary Society

by Peter J. Smith

'Social Shakespeare is a thoughtful and frequently incisive book wabout an important and complex topic.' - Terence Hawkes, Cahiers Elisabethains Shakespeare studies have become increasingly politicised and clashes of opinion amongst scholars are not uncommon. Social Shakespeare, in its enthusiasm for the plays themselves, attempts to bridge the gap between rival approaches, aiming as a distinct refocusing of political criticism upon the Shakespearean...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333632176
• ISBN13: 9780333632178
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"