The Taming of the Shrew: The State of Play

The Taming of the Shrew: The State of Play
ISBN-10
1350138215
ISBN-13
9781350138216
Series
The Taming of the Shrew
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
2021-03-25
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Authors
Jennifer Flaherty, Heather C. Easterling

Description

The Taming of the Shrew has puzzled, entertained and angered audiences, and it has been reinvented many times throughout its controversial history. Offering a focused overview of key emerging ideas and discourses surrounding Shakespeare's problematic comedy, the volume reveals and debates how contemporary readings and adaptions of the play have sought to reconsider and resolve the play's contentious portrayal of gender, power and identity. Each chapter has been carefully selected for its originality and relevance to the needs of students, teachers and researchers. Key themes and issues include: · Gender and Power · History and Early Modern Contexts · Performance and Politics · Adaptation and Afterlife All the essays offer new perspectives and combine to give readers an up-to-date understanding of what's exciting and challenging about The Taming of the Shrew.

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