Shakespeare on the ecological surface / Liz Oakley-Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oakley-Brown, Liz, author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Spotlight on Shakespeare

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dramatic production.

Shakespeare, William.

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

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Ecocriticism.

Theater.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Literary criticism

Literary criticism.

Physical Description:

xiii, 249 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.

Summary:

"Shakespeare on the Ecological Surface uses the concept of the 'surface' to examine the relationship between contemporary performance and ecocriticism. Each section looks, in turn, at the "surfaces" of slick, slime, soil, steam, skin, silk and stage to build connections between ecocriticism, activism, critical theory, Shakespeare, and performance. While the word 'surface' was never used in Shakespeare's works, Liz Oakley-Brown shows how thinking about Shakespearean surfaces helps readers explore the cultural politics of Elizabethan and Jacobean Culture. She also draws surprising parallels with our current political and ecological concerns. The book explores how Shakespeare uses ecological surfaces to help understand other types of surfaces in his plays and poems: characters' public-facing selves; contact zones between characters and the natural world; surfaces upon which words are written; and physical surfaces upon which plays are staged. This book will be an illuminating read for anyone studying Shakespeare, early modern culture, ecocriticism, performance, and activism"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

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

Other Format:

Online version: Oakley-Brown, Liz. Shakespeare on the ecological surface

ISBN:

9780367345914

0367345919

9780367345860

0367345862

OCLC:

1391432396