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Shakespeare in theory : the postmodern academy and the early modern theater /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bretzius, Stephen, 1956-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [1997]
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation > History > 20th century.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States.
Postmodernism (Literature)
Table of Contents:
  • The subject of new historicism
  • Joel Fineman's "Shakespeare's will"
  • The place of the university : Shakespeare and multiculturalism
  • Feminism and theater in the Taming of the shrew
  • The pragmatist dilemma : Henry V
  • "By heaven, thou echoest me": Lentricchia, Othello, de Man
  • Synchronic theory and absolutism : "Et tu, Brute?"
  • Nuclear criticism (the Aufhebung of the sun)
  • Cultural studies : Shakespeare and the Beatles.