Memorialising Shakespeare: Commemoration and Collective Identity, 1916-2016 2021 Edition Contributor(s): King, Edmund G. C. (Editor), Smialkowska, Monika (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3030840123 ISBN-13: 9783030840129 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $113.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare - History | Historiography - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.21 lbs) 321 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book is the first comprehensive account of global Shakespeare commemoration in the period between 1916 and 2016. Combining historical analysis with insights into current practice, Memorialising Shakespeare covers Shakespeare commemoration in China, Ukraine, Egypt, and France, as well as Great Britain and the United States. Chapter authors discuss a broad range of commemorative activities--from pageants, dance, dramatic performances, and sculpture, to conferences, exhibitions, and more private acts of engagement, such as reading and diary writing. Themes covered include Shakespeare's role in the formation of cultural memory and national and global identities, as well as Shakespeare's relationship to decolonisation and race. A significant feature of the book is the inclusion of chapters from organisers of recent Shakespeare commemoration events, reflecting on their own practice. Together, the chapters in Memorialising Shakespeare show what has been at stake when communities, identity groups, and institutions have come together to commemorate Shakespeare. |