Shakespeare in Canada: A World Elsewhere? Contributor(s): Brydon, Diana (Editor), Makaryk, Irena (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0802036554 ISBN-13: 9780802036551 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $107.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2002 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Drama | Shakespeare - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare - Literary Criticism | Canadian |
Dewey: 822.33 |
LCCN: 2003277101 |
Physical Information: 1.66" H x 6.28" W x 9.02" (1.95 lbs) 448 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Is there a distinctly Canadian Shakespeare? What is the status and function of Shakespeare in various locations within the nation: at Stratford, on CBC radio, in regional and university theatres, in Canadian drama and popular culture? Shakespeare in Canada brings insights from a little explored but extensive archive to contemporary debates about the cultural uses of Shakespeare and what it means to be Canadian. Canada's long history of Shakespeare productions and reception, including adaptations, literary reworkings, and parodies, is analysed and contextualized within the four sections of the book. A timely addition to the growing field that studies the transnational reach of Shakespeare across cultures, this collection examines the political and cultural agendas invoked not only by Shakespeare's plays, but also by his very name. In part a historical and regional survey of Shakespeare in performance, adaptation, and criticism, this is the first work to engage Shakespeare with distinctly Canadian debates addressing nationalism, separatism, cultural appropriation, cultural nationalism, feminism, and postcolonialism. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brydon, Diana: - Diana Brydon is Robert and Ruth Lumsden Professor of English at the University of Western Ontario. |