Shakespeare for Freedom : Why the Plays Matter EPUB
by Ewan Fernie
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Shakespeare for Freedom presents a powerful, plausible and political argument for Shakespeare's meaning and value.
It ranges across the breadth of the Shakespeare phenomenon, offering a new interpretation not just of the characters and plays, but also of the part they have played in theatre, criticism, civic culture and politics.
Its story includes a glimpse of 'Freetown' in Romeo and Juliet, which comes to life in the 1769 Stratford Jubilee; the Shakespearean careers of the Leicester Chartist, Cooper, and the Hungarian hero, Kossuth; Hegel's recognition of Shakespearean freedom as the modern breakthrough; its fatal effects in America; the disgust it inspired in Tolstoy; its rehabilitation by Ted Hughes, and its obscure centrality in the 2012 Olympics.
Ultimately, it issues a positive Shakespearean prognosis for freedom as a vital (in both senses), unending struggle.
Shakespeare for Freedom shows why Shakespeare has mattered for four hundred years, and why he still matters today.
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- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:16/03/2017
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