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OverviewIn the thirty years since the publication of Stephen Greenblatt's Renaissance Self-Fashioning overthrew traditional modes of Shakespeare criticism, New Historicism and Cultural Materialism have rapidly become the dominant modes for studying and writing about the Bard. This comprehensive guide introduces students to the key writers, texts and ideas of contemporary Shakespeare criticism and alternatives to new historicist and cultural materialist approaches suggested by a range of dissenters including evolutionary critics, historical formalists and advocates of 'the new aestheticism', and the more politically active presentists. Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory covers such topics as: The key theoretical influences on new historicism including Michel Foucault and Louis Althusser. The major critics, from Stephen Greenblatt to Jonathan Dollimore and Alan Sinfield. Dissenting views from traditional critics and contemporary theorists. Chapter summaries and questions for discussion throughout encourage students to critically engage with contemporary Shakespeare theory for themselves. The book includes a 'Who's Who' of major critics, a timeline of key publications and a glossary of essential critical terms to give students and teachers easy access to essential information. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Neema Parvini (University of Surrey, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.417kg ISBN: 9781441111272ISBN 10: 1441111271 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 06 September 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: English Table of ContentsAcknowledgements \ A Note on Texts \ Timeline of Theoretical and Critical Developments \ Who's Who of New Historicism and Cultural Materialism \ 1. Introduction \ 2. Before New Historicism and Cultural Materialism \ i. The first half of the twentieth century: Traditional scholarship from A.C. Bradley to Moody E. Prior \ ii. The 1950s to the 1970s: Formalism, structuralism and deconstruction \ 3. Theory in Focus \ i. Clifford Geertz \ ii. Antonio Gramsci \ iii. Louis Althusser \ iv. Michel Foucault \ 4. New Historicism \ 5. Cultural Materialism \ 6. Alternative views in New Historicism and Cultural Materialism \ 7. Conclusion \ Glossary of Important Critical Terminology \ Bibliography \ IndexReviewsPrimarily a student guide, Neema Parvini's book first takes the reader on an introductory journey through the critical undergrowth...Shakespeare's works provide rich material informing the ideological conflict at the heart of the modern world. How we understand our past determines how we recognise and react to our contemporary world. -- Gordon Parsons * The Morning Star * Primarily a student guide, Neema Parvini's book first takes the reader on an introductory journey through the critical undergrowth...Shakespeare's works provide rich material informing the ideological conflict at the heart of the modern world. How we understand our past determines how we recognise and react to our contemporary world. -- Gordon Parsons The Morning Star Author InformationNeema Parvini is Visiting Lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Richmond, The American International University, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |