How Shakespeare became colonial : editorial traditions and the British Empire / Leah S. Marcus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marcus, Leah S. (Leah Sinanoglou), author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism, Textual.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Criticism, Textual.

Transmission of texts--England--History--18th century.

Transmission of texts.

Literature and society--England--History--18th century.

Literature and society.

History.

England.

English imprints.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 167 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.

Summary:

In this fascinating book, Leah Marcus argues that the colonial context in which Shakespeare was edited and disseminated during the heyday of British empire has left a mark on Shakespeare's texts to the present day. Shakespeare was presented as exemplary of British genius and those who edited and shaped the texts were very aware of the potential political and cultural impact this could have. Marcus traces important ways in which the colonial enterprise of setting forth the best possible Shakespeare for world consumption has continued to be visible in the recent treatment of Shakespeare's texts today, despite our belief that we are global or post-colonial in approach.

Contents:

The construction of a colonial Shakespeare

Race and gender in the two texts of Othello

The shrew in colonial contexts

Anti-conquest and As you like it

Shylock and Empire

Editing Shakespeare for the Raj.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781138238084

1138238082

1138238074

9781138238077

OCLC:

966667912