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Shakespeare and the supernatural / edited by Victoria Bladen, Yan Brailowsky.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Manchester Shakespeare.
- Manchester Shakespeare
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Supernatural in literature.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv unnumbered pages, 283 pages) : illustrations (black and white); digital file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2020.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Shakespeare and the supernatural explores the supernatural in Shakespearean drama, taking account of historical contexts and meanings together with contemporary approaches to these aspects in performance on stage, screen and in popular culture. Supernatural elements constitute a significant dimension of Shakespeare's plays, contributing to their dramatic power and intrigue: ghosts haunt political spaces and psyches; witches foresee the future; fairies meddle with love; natural portents foreshadow events; and a magus conjures a tempest. Although written and performed for early modern audiences, for whom the supernatural was still part of the fabric of everyday life, the plays' supernatural elements continue to enthral us and maintain their ability to raise questions in contemporary contexts. The collection considers a range of issues through the lens of five key themes: the supernatural and embodiment; haunted spaces; supernatural utterance and haunted texts; magic, music and gender; and present-day transformations. The volume presents an introduction to the field, covering terminology and the porous boundaries between ideas of nature, the preternatural and the supernatural, followed by twelve chapters from an international range of contemporary Shakespeare scholars whose work interrogates the five themes. They provide new insights into the central issues of how Shakespeare constructs the supernatural through language and how supernatural dimensions raise challenges of representation and meaning for critics and creators. Shakespeare and the supernatural will appeal to scholars, dramatists, teachers and students, providing valuable resources for readers interested in Shakespeare or the supernatural in drama, whether from literary, historical, film or performing arts perspectives.
- Notes:
- Made available via: manchesterhive.
- MUP Shakespeare
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on CIP data and e-Publication, viewed on August 10, 2020.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Bladen, Victoria; Brailowsky, Yan. Shakespeare and the supernatural.
- ISBN:
- 9781526109071
- 1526109077
- 9781526109132
- 1526109131
- Publisher Number:
- www.manchesterhive.com/view/9781526109071/9781526109071.xml
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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