Shakespeare's afterlife in the Royal Collection : dynasty, ideology, and national culture /

This edited volume explores a series of objects in the Royal Collection as a means of assessing the interrelated histories of the British royal family and the Shakespearean afterlife across four centuries. Between the beginning of the eighteenth century and the late twentieth, Shakespeare became ent...

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Other Authors: Barnden, Sally (Editor), McMullan, Gordon, 1962- (Editor), Retford, Kate, 1974- (Editor), Tambling, Kirsten (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Series:Shakespeare in the Royal Collection (Series)
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This edited volume explores a series of objects in the Royal Collection as a means of assessing the interrelated histories of the British royal family and the Shakespearean afterlife across four centuries. Between the beginning of the eighteenth century and the late twentieth, Shakespeare became entrenched as the English national poet. Over the same period, the monarchy sought repeatedly to demonstrate its centrality to British nationhood. By way of close analysis of a selection of objects from the Royal Collection, this volume argues that the royal family and the Shakespearean afterlife were far more closely interwoven than has previously been realized.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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