Kostihová Shakespeare in Transition

Political Appropriations in the Postcommunist Czech Republic
2010
ISBN: 978-0-230-29042-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 210 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Performance Interventions

Using themed performance reviews and extensive interviews with theatre professionals, this book explores how Shakespeare's 'cultural capital' has been evoked in the reinvention of a post-communist nation against a backdrop of political tensions surrounding the ascendance of Central and Eastern Europe to the European Union.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kostihová, M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction The End of History' in Central and Eastern Europe Shakespeares of the Postcommunist World Translation Wars: Redefining Shakespeare in Post-Socialist Czech Republic Katharine 'Humanized': Abusing the 'Shrew' on Prague Stages Politics of Desire: Homoeroticism in Post-Communist Czech Shakespeare Epilogue: Into the European Union Notes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

MARCELA KOSTIHOVÁ is Assistant Professor of English at Hamline University, USA.