Alternative Shakespeares

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Alternative Shakespeares

edited by John Drakakis

（New accents）

Routledge, 1988-

  • [1] : pbk
  • 2
  • 2 : pbk
  • 3 : pbk
  • 3 : hbk

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Vol. 1: reprint. Originally published: London ; New York : Methuen, 1985

Vol. 2: edited by Terence Hawkes

Vol. 3: edited by Diana E. Henderson

Bibliography: v. 1. p. [238]-252, v. 2. p. [262]-285, v. 3. p. [271]-300

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

[1] : pbk ISBN 9780415025287

Description

When critical theory met literary studies in the 1970s and '80s, some of the most radical and exciting theoretical work centred on the quasi-sacred figure of Shakespeare. In Alternative Shakespeares, John Drakakis brought together key essays by founding figures in this movement to remake Shakespeare studies. A new afterword by Robert Weimann outlines the extraordinary impact of Alternative Shakespeares on academic Shakespeare studies. But as yet, the Shakespeare myth continues to thrive both in Stratford and in our schools. These essays are as relevant and as powerful as they were upon publication and with a contributor list that reads like a 'who's who' of modern Shakespeare studies, Alternative Shakespeares demands to be read.
Volume

2 : pbk ISBN 9780415134866

Description

Alternative Shakespeares, published in 1985, shook up the world of Shakespearean studies, demythologising Shakespeare and applying new theories to the study of his work. Alternative Shakespeares: Volume 2 investigates Shakespearean criticism over a decade later, introducing new debates and new theorists into the frame. Both established scholars and new names appear here, providing a broad cross-section of contemporary Shakespearean studies, including psychoanalysis, sexual and gender politics, race and new historicism. Alternative Shakespeares: Volume 2 represents the forefront of contemporary Shakespearean studies. This urgently-needed addition to a classic work of literary criticism is one which teachers and scholars will welcome.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction Terence Hawkes 2. After the new historicism Steven Mullaney 3. Cleopatra's seduction Catherine Belsey 4. Imprints: Shakespeare, Guttenburg and Descartes Margreta de Grazia 5. Locating the sexual subject Bruce R. Smith 6. How to read 'The Merchant of Venice' without being heterosexist Alan Sinfield 7. 'In what chapter of his bosom?': reading Shakespeare's bodies Keir Elam 8. Shakespeare and cultural difference Ania Loomba 9. 'Othello was a white man': properties of race on Shakespeare's stage Dympna Callaghan 10. Watching Hamlet watching: Lacan, Shakespeare and the mirror/stage Philip Armstrong 11. Afterword: the next generation John Drakakis Notes, Bibliography, Index.
Volume

2 ISBN 9780415157803

Description

Alternative Shakespeares, published in 1985, shook up the world of Shakespearean studies, demythologising Shakespeare and applying new theories to the study of his work. Alternative Shakespeares: Volume 2 investigates Shakespearean criticism over a decade later, introducing new debates and new theorists into the frame. Both established scholars and new names appear here, providing a broad cross-section of contemporary Shakespearean studies, including psychoanalysis, sexual and gender politics, race and new historicism. Alternative Shakespeares: Volume 2 represents the forefront of contemporary Shakespearean studies. This urgently-needed addition to a classic work of literary criticism is one which teachers and scholars will welcome.

Table of Contents

List of illustration, List of contributors, General Editor's preface, Acknowledgements, 1. Introduction Terence Hawkes 2. After the new historicism Steven Mullaney 3. Cleopatra's seduction Catherine Belsey 4. Imprints: Shakespeare, Guttenburg and Descartes Margreta de Grazia 5. L[o]cating the sexual subject Bruce R. Smith 6. How to read 'The Merchant of Venice' without being heterosexist Alan Sinfield 7. 'In what chapter of his bosom?': reading Shakespeare's bodies Keir Elam 8. Shakespeare and cultural difference Ania Loomba 9. 'Othello was a white man': properties of race on Shakespeare's stage Dympna Callaghan 10. Watching Hamlet watching: Lacan, Shakespeare and the mirror/stage Philip Armstrong 11. Afterword: the next generation John Drakakis Notes, Bibliography, Index.
Volume

3 : hbk ISBN 9780415423328

Description

This volume takes up the challenge embodied in its predecessors, Alternative Shakespeares and Alternative Shakespeares 2, to identify and explore the new, the changing and the radically 'other' possibilities for Shakespeare Studies at our particular historical moment. Alternative Shakespeares 3 introduces the strongest and most innovative of the new directions emerging in Shakespearean scholarship - ranging across performance studies, multimedia and textual criticism, concerns of economics, science, religion and ethics - as well as the 'next step' work in areas such as postcolonial and queer studies that continue to push the boundaries of the field. The contributors approach each topic with clarity and accessibility in mind, enabling student readers to engage with serious 'alternatives' to established ways of interpreting Shakespeare's plays and their roles in contemporary culture. The expertise, commitment and daring of this volume's contributors shine through each essay, maintaining the progressive edge and real-world urgency that are the hallmark of Alternative Shakespeares. This volume is essential reading for students and scholars of Shakespeare who seek an understanding of current and future directions in this ever-changing field. Contributors include: Kate Chedgzoy, Mary Thomas Crane, Lukas Erne, Diana E. Henderson, Rui Carvalho Homem, Julia Reinhard Lupton, Willy Maley, Patricia Parker, Shankar Raman, Katherine Rowe, Robert Shaughnessy, W. B. Worthen

Table of Contents

  • 1. Introduction Diana E. Henderson 2. 'I do, I will': Hal, Falstaff and the Performative Robert Shaughnessy 3. Medium-Specificity and other Critical Scripts for Screen Shakespeare Katherine Rowe 4. Shakespeare 3.0
  • or, Text vs. Performance, the Remix W. B. Worthen 5. Shakespeare for Readers Lukas Erne 6. Cutting Both Ways: Bloodletting, Castration/Circumcision, and the "Lancelet" of The Merchant of Venice Patricia Parker 7. Cymbeline, the Font of History, and the Matter of Britain: From Times New Roman to Italic Type Willy Maley 8. Playing with Cupid: Gender, Sexuality, and Adolescence Kate Chedgzoy 9. Death by Numbers: Counting and Recounting in The Winter's Tale Shankar Raman 10. Hamlet, Prince: Tragedy, Citizenship, and Political Theology Julia Reinhard Lupton 11. Memory, Ideology, Translation: King Lear behind bars and before history Rui Carvalho Homem 12. The Materiality of the Scholarly Text: What Our Books Reveal About Us Mary Thomas Crane 13. Alternative Collaborations: Shakespeare, Nahum Tate, Our Academy, and the Science of Probability Diana E. Henderson 14. Afterword: Alternativity at the Theatrical Core: A Conversation with Michael Boyd, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Bibliography
Volume

3 : pbk ISBN 9780415423335

Description

This volume takes up the challenge embodied in its predecessors, Alternative Shakespeares and Alternative Shakespeares 2, to identify and explore the new, the changing and the radically 'other' possibilities for Shakespeare Studies at our particular historical moment. Alternative Shakespeares 3 introduces the strongest and most innovative of the new directions emerging in Shakespearean scholarship - ranging across performance studies, multimedia and textual criticism, concerns of economics, science, religion and ethics - as well as the 'next step' work in areas such as postcolonial and queer studies that continue to push the boundaries of the field. The contributors approach each topic with clarity and accessibility in mind, enabling student readers to engage with serious 'alternatives' to established ways of interpreting Shakespeare's plays and their roles in contemporary culture. The expertise, commitment and daring of this volume's contributors shine through each essay, maintaining the progressive edge and real-world urgency that are the hallmark of Alternative Shakespeares. This volume is essential reading for students and scholars of Shakespeare who seek an understanding of current and future directions in this ever-changing field. Contributors include: Kate Chedgzoy, Mary Thomas Crane, Lukas Erne, Diana E. Henderson, Rui Carvalho Homem, Julia Reinhard Lupton, Willy Maley, Patricia Parker, Shankar Raman, Katherine Rowe, Robert Shaughnessy, W. B. Worthen

Table of Contents

  • 1. Introduction Diana E. Henderson 2. 'I do, I will': Hal, Falstaff and the Performative Robert Shaughnessy 3. Medium-Specificity and other Critical Scripts for Screen Shakespeare Katherine Rowe 4. Shakespeare 3.0
  • or, Text vs. Performance, the Remix W. B. Worthen 5. Shakespeare for Readers Lukas Erne 6. Cutting Both Ways: Bloodletting, Castration/Circumcision, and the "Lancelet" of The Merchant of Venice Patricia Parker 7. Cymbeline, the Font of History, and the Matter of Britain: From Times New Roman to Italic Type Willy Maley 8. Playing with Cupid: Gender, Sexuality, and Adolescence Kate Chedgzoy 9. Death by Numbers: Counting and Recounting in The Winter's Tale Shankar Raman 10. Hamlet, Prince: Tragedy, Citizenship, and Political Theology Julia Reinhard Lupton 11. Memory, Ideology, Translation: King Lear behind bars and before history Rui Carvalho Homem 12. The Materiality of the Scholarly Text: What Our Books Reveal About Us Mary Thomas Crane 13. Alternative Collaborations: Shakespeare, Nahum Tate, Our Academy, and the Science of Probability Diana E. Henderson 14. Afterword: Alternativity at the Theatrical Core: A Conversation with Michael Boyd, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Bibliography

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