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Memory and commemoration play a vital role not only in the work of Shakespeare, but also in the process that has made him a world author. As the contributors of this collection demonstrate, the phenomenon of commemoration has no single approach, as it occurs on many levels, has a long history, and is highly unpredictable in its manifestations. With an international focus and a comparative scope that explores the afterlives also of other artists, this volume shows the diverse modes of commemorative practices involving Shakespeare. Delving into these “cultures of commemoration,” it presents keen insights into the dynamics of authorship, literary fame, and afterlives in its broader socio-historical contexts.

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Author:   Clara Calvo ,  Ton Hoenselaars
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
Volume:   1
ISBN:  

9781789202465

ISBN 10:   1789202469
Pages:   140
Publication Date:   16 July 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Shakespeare and the Cultures of Commemoration Ton Hoenselaars and Clara Calvo Chapter 1. Acting as an Epitaph: Performing Commemoration in the Shakespearean History Play Emily Shortslef Chapter 2. From Jubilee to Gala: Remembrance and Ritual Commemoration Robert Sawyer Chapter 3. Shakespeare Remembered Graham Holderness Chapter 4. American Shakespeare Clubs and Commemoration Katherine Scheil Chapter 5. Shakespeare and ‘Native Americans’: Forging Identities through the 1916 Shakespeare Tercentenary Monika Smialkowska Chapter 6. The Disciplines of War, Memory, and Writing: Shakespeare’s Henry V and David Jones’s In Parenthesis Adrian Poole Chapter 7. Monumental Play: Commemoration, Post-war Britain, and History Cycles Anita M. Hagerman Afterword: The Seeds of Time Graham Holderness

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Clara Calvo is Professor of English at the University of Murcia (Spain). Her books include Power Relations and Fool-Master Discourse in Shakespeare (OPSL, 1991) and, with Jean Jacques Weber, The Literature Workbook (Routledge, 1998). With Jesús Tronch, she has edited The Spanish Tragedy for the Arden Early Modern Series (2013), and with Coppélia Kahn, Celebrating Shakespeare: Commemoration and Cultural Memory (Cambridge University Press, 2015). Between 2011 and 2018, she was the President of the Spanish and Portuguese English Renaissance Studies Association (SEDERI).

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