Weyward Macbeth: Intersections of Race and Performance

by Ayanna Thompson

Book Overview

Weyward Macbeth, a volume of entirely new essays, provides innovative, interdisciplinary approaches to the various ways Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' has been adapted and appropriated within the context of American racial constructions. Comprehensive in its scope, this collection addresses the enduringly fraught history of 'Macbeth' in the United States, from its appearance as the first Shakespearean play documented in the American colonies to a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230616429
• ISBN13: 9780230616424
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"