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Shakespeare in the Present - 9780415261968
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Product Details
Author:
Terence Hawkes
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
176
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis (July 18, 2002)
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9780415261968
ISBN-10:
0415261961
Weight:
11.75oz
Dimensions:
5.4375" x 8.5"
File:
TAYLORFRANCIS-TayFran_260515045052217-20260515.xml
Folder:
TAYLORFRANCIS
List Price:
$57.99
Series:
Accents on Shakespeare
Case Pack:
24
As low as:
$55.09
Publisher Identifier:
P-CRC
Discount Code:
H
Audience:
College/higher education
Country of Origin:
United States
Pub Discount:
30
Imprint:
Routledge
Overview
Shakespeare in the Present is a stunning collection of essays by Terence Hawkes, which engage with, explain, and explore 'presentism'. Presentism is a critical manoeuvre which uses relevant aspects of the contemporary as a crucial trigger for its investigations. It deliberately begins with the material present and lets that set the interrogative agenda. This book suggests ways in which its principles may be applied to aspects of Shakespeare's plays.
Hawkes concentrates on two main areas in which Presentism impacts on the study of Shakespeare. The first is the concept of 'devolution' in British politics. The second is presentism's commitment to a reversal of conceptual hierarchies such as primary/secondary and past/present, and the interaction between performance and reference. The result is to sophisticate and expand our notion of performing and to refocus interest on what the early modern theatre meant by the activity it termed 'playing'.
Hawkes concentrates on two main areas in which Presentism impacts on the study of Shakespeare. The first is the concept of 'devolution' in British politics. The second is presentism's commitment to a reversal of conceptual hierarchies such as primary/secondary and past/present, and the interaction between performance and reference. The result is to sophisticate and expand our notion of performing and to refocus interest on what the early modern theatre meant by the activity it termed 'playing'.
