| Native Shakespeares: Indigenous Appropriations on a Global Stage Contributor(s): Kapadia, Parmita (Author), Dionne, Craig (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0754662969 ISBN-13: 9780754662969 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism - Drama | Shakespeare |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 2007052206 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.19 lbs) 258 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Explored in this essay collection is how Shakespeare is rewritten, reinscribed and translated to fit within the local tradition, values, and languages of the world's various communities and cultures. Contributors show that Shakespeare, regardless of the medium - theater, pedagogy, or literary studies - is commonly 'rooted' in the local customs of a people in ways that challenge the notion that his drama promotes a Western idealism. Native Shakespeares examines how the persistent indigenization of Shakespeare complicates the traditional vision of his work as a voice of Western culture and colonial hegemony. The international range of the collection and the focus on indigenous practices distinguishes Native Shakespeares from other available texts. |