312 Pages
by
Routledge
308 Pages
by
Routledge
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Alternative Shakespeares , published in 1985, shook up the world of Shakespearean studies, demythologising Shakespeare and applying new theories to the study of his work. Alternative Shakespeares: Volume 2 investigates Shakespearean criticism over a decade later, introducing new debates and new theorists into the frame. Both established scholars and new names appear here, providing a broad... Read more
1. Introduction Terence Hawkes 2. After the new historicism Steven Mullaney 3. Cleopatra's seduction Catherine Belsey 4. Imprints: Shakespeare, Guttenburg and Descartes Margreta de Grazia 5. Locating the sexual subject Bruce R. Smith 6. How to read 'The Merchant of Venice' without being heterosexist Alan Sinfield 7. 'In what chapter of his bosom?': reading Shakespeare's bodies Keir Elam 8. Shakespeare and cultural difference Ania Loomba 9. 'Othello was a white man': properties of race on Shakespeare's stage Dympna Callaghan 10. Watching Hamlet watching: Lacan, Shakespeare and the mirror/stage Philip Armstrong 11. Afterword: the next generation John Drakakis Notes, Bibliography, Index.
Biography
Terence Hawkes is Emeritus Professor of English at Cardiff University. He is the author of a number of books, including That Shakespherian Rag and Meaning By Shakespeare, and is General Editor of the Accents on Shakespeare series.
"...this volume offers some interesting essays..." - Times Literary Supplement
