In the thirty years since the
publication of Stephen Greenblatt's Renaissance Self-Fashioning
overthrew traditional modes of Shakespeare criticism, New Historicism and Cultural
Materialism have rapidly become the dominant modes for studying and writing
about the Bard. This comprehensive guide introduces students to the key
writers, texts and ideas of contemporary Shakespeare criticism and alternatives
to new historicist and cultural materialist approaches suggested by a range of
dissenters including evolutionary critics, historical formalists and advocates
of 'the new aestheticism', and the more politically active presentists.
Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory covers such topics as:
The key theoretical
influences on new historicism including Michel Foucault and Louis Althusser.
The major critics, from Stephen Greenblatt to Jonathan Dollimore and Alan
Sinfield.
Dissenting views from traditional critics and contemporary theorists.
Chapter summaries and questions for discussion throughout encourage students to
critically engage with contemporary Shakespeare theory for themselves. The book
includes a 'Who's Who' of major critics, a timeline of key publications and a
glossary of essential critical terms to give students and teachers easy access
to essential information.
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Acknowledgements
\ A Note on Texts \ Timeline of
Theoretical and Critical Developments
\ Who's Who of New
Historicism and Cultural Materialism \ 1.
Introduction
\ 2. Before New
Historicism and Cultural Materialism \
i. The
first half of the twentieth century: Traditional scholarship from A.C. Bradley
to Moody E. Prior \ ii. The 1950s to
the 1970s: Formalism, structuralism and deconstruction
\ 3. Theory in
Focus \
i. Clifford
Geertz \
ii. Antonio
Gramsci
\ iii. Louis
Althusser
\ iv. Michel
Foucault
\ 4. New
Historicism \ 5. Cultural
Materialism
\ 6. Alternative
views in New Historicism and Cultural Materialism
\ 7. Conclusion
\ Glossary of
Important Critical Terminology \
Bibliography
\ Index
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Primarily a student guide, Neema Parvini's book first takes the reader on an introductory journey through the critical undergrowth...Shakespeare's works provide rich material informing the ideological conflict at the heart of the modern world. How we understand our past determines how we recognise and react to our contemporary world.
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A complete critical introduction to New Historicist and Cultural Materialist approaches that have dominated contemporary Shakespeare theory, as well as alternative new directions.
‘Who’s Who’ section, timeline and glossary of critical terms allows quick access to essential information.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781441111272
Publisert
2012-09-06
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic USA
Vekt
417 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
240
Forfatter