Shakespeare in the Present : Political Lessons under Biden Hardback
by Philip Goldfarb Styrt
Part of the Routledge Focus on Literature series
Hardback
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Shakespeare in the Present: Political Lessons under Biden is the first case study in applying the lessons of Shakespeare’s plays to post-Trump America.
It looks at American politics through the lens of Shakespeare, not simply equating figures in the contemporary world to Shakespearean characters, but showing how the broader conditions of Shakespeare’s imagined worlds reflect and inform our own.
Clearly written, in a direct and engaging style, it shows that reading Shakespeare with our contemporary Washington in mind can enrich our understanding of both his works and our world.
Shakespeare wrote for his own time, but we always read him in our present.
As such, the way we read him now is always affected by our own understanding of our own political world.
This book provides quick critical analyses of Shakespeare’s plays and contemporary American politics while serving as an introduction for undergraduates and general readers to this kind of topical, presentist criticism of Shakespeare.
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- Pages:90 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:31/10/2022
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- ISBN:9781032363240
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:90 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:31/10/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9781032363240
