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Popular Shakespeare : Simulation and Subversion on the Modern Stage /

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In recent years, the 'Popular Shakespeare' phenomenon has become ever more pervasive: in fringe productions, mainstream theatre, or the mass media, Shakespeare is increasingly constructed as an authentic part of popular culture. A vivid account of Shakespeare in performance since the 1990s...

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Main Author: Purcell, Stephen (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Series:Palgrave Shakespeare studies.
Subjects:
Literature.
Cultural Studies.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
Environment, general.
Performing Arts.
Poetry and Poetics.
Theatre History.
Adaptation (Biology)
Culture > Study and teaching.
Ecology.
Euthenics.
Literature, Modern.
Nature and nurture.
Performing arts.
Poetry.
Popular culture > Study and teaching.
Theater > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In recent years, the 'Popular Shakespeare' phenomenon has become ever more pervasive: in fringe productions, mainstream theatre, or the mass media, Shakespeare is increasingly constructed as an authentic part of popular culture. A vivid account of Shakespeare in performance since the 1990s, this book examines what 'Shakespeare' means to us today.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 262 pages)
ISBN:9780230234222
DOI:10.1057/9780230234222