Multisensory Shakespeare and Specialized Communities

Author:   Sheila T. Cavanagh (Emory University, USA) ,  Dr David Ruiter (University of California San Diego, USA) ,  Matthieu Chapman (State University of New York at New Paltz, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781350296466


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   18 September 2025
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Sheila T. Cavanagh (Emory University, USA) ,  Dr David Ruiter (University of California San Diego, USA) ,  Matthieu Chapman (State University of New York at New Paltz, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   The Arden Shakespeare
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781350296466


ISBN 10:   1350296465
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   18 September 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: ‘The Five [or more] Best Senses’ Chapter One. ‘In Mine Own Throat’: The Power of Breath and Voice Chapter Two: Hearing ‘the Owl Shriek’: Shakespearean Soundscapes Chapter Three. ‘Such Branches of Learning’: Shakespeare and Learning Differences Chapter Four. ‘Touch of nature’: Expanding Shakespearean Sensory Palates Chapter Five: ‘Weight of pain’: Trauma-informed Shakespeare for Veterans Chapter Six: ‘The rich advantage of good exercise’: Physicality, Art and Mindfulness In Prison Shakespeare Chapter Seven: ‘The Open Ear of Youth’: Shakespeare through Physical and Expressive Arts Notes Bibliography Index

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""Sheila Cavanagh's book deftly collaborates and extends across borders: intellectual, disciplinary, sensory, institutional and geographic. Her scope is radically inclusive, and the specialized communities she discusses range widely in character and situation. What I admire about this research is its urgent social commitment, its clear-eyed view of cultural capital, and its creative and respectful partnership with theatre makers of all kinds. Cavanagh has an eye for the compelling anecdote or quotation that brings a context or individual to life, and her book is always alert to the irreducible individuality of the encounters she discusses. If you are sceptical about Shakespeare in such specialized settings (I think I was before reading this), Cavanagh's work, combining analysis with joy and academic insight with personal empathy, will persuade you to think again."" --Emma Smith, University of Oxford, UK ""Sheila Cavanaugh is a unique voice in the Shakespeare world: she not only studies Shakespeare productions in every part of the globe, but in this new book she reveals the relevance of Shakespeare to include the most disenfranchised. This is an original, haunting book."" --Tina Packer, Founding Artistic Director, Shakespeare & Company, USA


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Sheila T. Cavanagh is Professor of English at Emory University, USA, and Director of the World Shakespeare Project, which has brought her into contact with Shakespeareans around the globe. She has published widely in early modern literature, culture, pedagogy, and applied Shakespeare.

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