Shakespeare's tercentenary : staging nations and performing identities in 1916 / Monika Smialkowska.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smialkowska, Monika, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Theater and the war.

World War, 1914-1918.

Theater--Europe--History--20th century.

Theater.

Theater--United States--History--20th century.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--1800-1950.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--Europe.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--United States.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Anniversaries, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 319 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"The 1916 global commemorations of the three-hundredth anniversary of Shakespeare's death responded to imperial and national identity crises during the First World War. This study juxtaposes patriotic uses of Shakespeare with decentralising, racially and socially empowering voices, illuminating Shakespeare's legacies in modern politics"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

'Unser Shakespeare'? The tercentenary and Germany

'Our English Shakespeare'? The tercentenary and Britain

Shakespeare among the allies

'Not primarily patriotic'? The tercentenary and American national identity

Voices from the margins : the tercentenary and American racial and ethnic minorities

Conclusion : lest we forget

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2024).

ISBN:

9781009280860

1009280864

9781009280846

1009280848

9781009280839

100928083X