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Shakespeare and Modernity

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Shakespeare and Modernity

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Shakespeare has variously been seen as the last great exponent of pre-modern Western culture, a crucial inaugurator of modernity, and a prophet of postmodernity. This exciting collection of essays traces the changing reception of Shakespeare over the past four hundred years. Along the way it provides fascinating insights into: * the nature of individuality, identity, and the self * the inter-relations of the rise of capitalism, nation-states, and secular culture * the sexual division of labor and gender identity * the beginnings of Western colonialism, racism, and anti-Semitism. This fresh look at Shakespeare's plays is an important contribution to the revival of the idea of 'modernity' and how we periodise ourselves, and Shakespeare, at the beginning of a new millennium.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
248
Release Date:
2000-09-01
Publication Date:
2000-08-10
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0415212006
ISBN13:
9780415212007
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Weight:
486 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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