The Shakespearean World: (Routledge Worlds)

The Shakespearean World takes a global view of Shakespeare and his works, especially their afterlives. Constantly changing, the Shakespeare central to this volume has acquired an array of meanings over the past four centuries. "Shakespeare" signifies the historical person, as well as the plays and verse attributed to him. It also signifies the attitudes towards both author and works determined by their receptions. Throughout the book, specialists aim to situate Shakespeare’s world and what the world is because of him. In adopting a global perspective, the volume arranges thirty-six chapters in five parts: Shakespeare on stage internationally since the late seventeenth century; Shakespeare on film throughout the world; Shakespeare in the arts beyond drama and performance; Shakespeare in everyday life; Shakespeare and critical practice. Through its coverage, The Shakespearean World offers a comprehensive transhistorical and international view of the ways this Shakespeare has not only influenced but has also been influenced by diverse cultures during 400 years of performance, adaptation, criticism, and citation. While each chapter is a freshly conceived introduction to a significant topic, all of the chapters move beyond the level of survey, suggesting new directions in Shakespeare studies – such as ecology, tourism, and new media – and making substantial contributions to the field. This volume is an essential resource for all those studying Shakespeare, from beginners to advanced specialists.

Table of Contents:
Introduction by Jill L. Levenson and Robert Ormsby Section 1: Shakespeare on Stage Since the Late Seventeenth Century 1. Staging Shakespeare in England Since the Restoration Kathryn Prince 2. Shakespeare on Stage since the Late Seventeenth Century Martin Procházka, Marta Gibińska and Florence March 3. Shakespeare on American Stages James C. Bulman 4. Shakespeare in Latin America: Appropriation, Politics, and Performance Practices Maria Clara Galery and Stegh Cammati 5. Middle Eastern Shakespeare Margaret Litvin, Avraham Oz and Parviz Partovi 6. Shakespeare in Africa Sandra Young 7. Interacting with Naturalism: East Asian Shakespeare Performances Yong Li Lan 8. Kissing and Drowning The Book: Shakespearean Theatre in the Antipodes Rob Conkie and Nicola Hyland Section 2: Shakespeare on Film 9. Framing the Theatrical: Shakespearean Film in the UK Peter Kirwan 10. Shakespeare in Film: Continental Europe Mariangela Tempera 11. The Cloud Capped Towers and the Charcoal Sketch: Shakespeare on Film in North America Samuel Crowl 12. Shakespeare on Film in Asia Alexa Huang 13. Shakespearean Cinema and the Rest of the World Mark Thornton Burnett Section 3: Shakespeare in the Arts beyond Drama and Performance 14. The Subject of Shake-speares Sonnets and Afterlife in Lyric Poetry Peter Robinson 15. Shakespeare and the Novel: "For that which had been lost was found, and so on" Jane Kingsley-Smith 16. In Search of Shakespeare’s Biography Katherine Scheil 17. Interpreting Shakespeare through the Visual Arts Jim Davis 18. The Shakespearean World of Music Christy Desmet and David Schiller Section 4: Shakespeare in Everyday Life 19. Shakespeare and Education: the Making of an Unlikely Marriage Kate Flaherty 20. Conjuring Shakespeare for Young Audiences through Fairy Tales, Fable, and Fantasy Naomi J. Miller 21. Shakespeare in Amateur Production Stephen Purcell 22. "Prithee, Listen Well": The Case for Audio Shakespeare Michael P. Jensen 23. Sticky or Spreadable? Shakespeare and Global Television Susanne Greenhalgh 24. Shakespearean Tourism: From National Heritage to Global Attraction Robert Ormsby 25. "Within this wooden [2.]O": Shakespeare and New Media in the Digital Age Brett D. Hirsch and Michael Best Section 5: Shakespeare and Critical Practice 26. Shakespeare’s Texts and Editions Eugene Giddens 27. Shakespearean Archives: Context, Categories, and the Containment of Chaos Christie Carson 28. Shakespeare’s Language: An Eventful Afterlife Keith Johnson 29. Shakespeare and Philosophy Peter Holbrook 30. Political Approaches to Shakespeare Hugh Grady 31. Religion, Secularity, and Shakespeare Arthur F. Marotti and Ken Jackson 32. Shakespeare and Psychology: "Who’s There?" Murray M. Schwartz and David Willbern 33. Shakespeare and Early Modern Race Studies: An Overview of the Field Jason Demeter and Ayanna Thompson 34. New Economies of Gender and Sexuality: Rereading the Shakespearean Body Susan Bennett and Nicole Edge 35. Shakespeare, Ecology, and Ecocriticism Randall Martin 36. The Shakespearean Legal Imaginary Karen Cunningham

About the Author :
Jill L. Levenson is Emeritus Professor of English at Trinity College, University of Toronto, Canada, and is an honorary vice president of the International Shakespeare Association. Robert Ormsby is Associate Professor of English at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.