Shakespeare and cultural materialist theory / Christopher Marlow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marlow, Christopher, author.

Series:

Arden Shakespeare and theory.

Arden Shakespeare and Theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.

Shakespeare, William.

Politics and literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, 2017.

Summary:

Cultural materialism is one of the most important and one of the most provocative theories to have emerged in the last thirty years. Combining close attention to Shakespearean texts and the conditions of their production with an explicit left-wing political affiliation, cultural materialism offers readers a radical avenue through which to engage with Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare and Cultural Materialist Theory charts the inception and development of this theory, setting out its central tenets and analysing the work of key thinkers such as Alan Sinfield, Jonathan Dollimore, Terence Hawkes and Catherine Belsey. Unlike most literary theories, cultural materialism attempts to use the study of Shakespeare to intervene in the politics of the present day, and its unsettling approach has not passed without objection, both within academia and without. This book considers the debates, scandals and controversies caused by cultural materialism, and by applying it to Shakespeare afresh, demonstrates that the theory is still very much alive and kicking.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 24, 2017).

ISBN:

9781472572950

1472572955

9781472572943

1472572947