| Citing Shakespeare: The Reinterpretation of Race in Contemporary Literature and Art 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Erikson, P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403970548 ISBN-13: 9781403970541 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: This study finds a significant number of contemporary writers and artists who quote our most quotable author for the purpose of reconsidering and reformulating the twin themes of Shakespeare and race. The book examines Shakespeare quotation as a means of revision in the work of Nadine Gordimer, Rita Dove, Derek Walcott, Leon Forrest, Ishmael Reed, Caryl Phillips, Djanet Sears, Fred Wilson, and J. M. Coetzee. In addition, a pivotal chapter discusses Paul Robeson as an earlier figure whose performance of Othello poses the problem of race in Shakespeare and suggests the need for reinterpretation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.53" W x 8.57" (0.78 lbs) 452 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Focusing on Shakespeare and race, this book addresses the status of Othello in our culture. Erickson shows that contemporary writers' revisions of Shakespeare can have a political impact on our vision of America. |