Shakespeare and economic theory / David Hawkes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hawkes, David, author.

Series:

Shakespeare and theory.

Shakespeare and theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Shakespeare, William.

Economics and literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, [2018]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Over the last 20 years, the concept of 'economic' activity has come to seem inseparable from psychological, semiotic and ideological experiences. In fact, the notion of the 'economy' as a discrete area of life seems increasingly implausible. This returns us to the situation of Shakespeare's England, where the financial had yet to be differentiated from other forms of representation. This book shows how concepts and concerns that were until recently considered purely economic affected the entire range of sixteenth and seventeenth century life. Using the work of such critics as Jean-Christophe Agnew, Douglas Bruster, Hugh Grady and many others, Shakespeare and Economic Theory traces economic literary criticism to its cultural and historical roots, and discusses its main practitioners. Providing new readings of Timon of Athens, King Lear, The Winter's Tale, The Merchant of Venice, Measure for Measure, the Sonnets, Julius Caesar, Macbeth and The Tempest, David Hawkes shows how it can reveal previously unappreciated qualities of Shakespeare's work."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

pt. I. Economics in History and Criticism

pt. II. Economics in Shakespeare.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: London: Arden Shakespeare, 2015. Digital resource published 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 13, 2018).

ISBN:

9781472577016

1472577019

9781472577009

1472577000

OCLC:

909367886