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The appeal of Zdenek Stribrny's concise informative book is its broad and sustained consideration not only of the varied fortunes of interpretations of Shakespeare's works, but also of their apparent infinite and enduring flexibility for adaption to any social, cultural, historical and intellectual context, particularly where the intentions are those of political satire and critique. Shakespeare Yearbook Stribrny's book gives an important new focus to the recent growth of interest in Shakespeare as an international phenomenon of many hues ... fine collection of analyses. English Studies Professor Zdenek Stribrny is one of the most respected Shakespeareans ... In this recent book he lives up to his reputation by achieving the impossile: in a slim volume of some 160 pages we are offered a succinct history of Shakespeare's reception in a number of countries that formed the Soviet bloc for several decades after the Second World War. English Studies Oxford University Press offer a mix of engagingly written introductions to a variety of Topics intended largely for undergraduates. Each author has clearly been reading and listening to the most recent scholarship, but they wear their learning lightly. Ruth Morse, Times Literary Supplement Zdenek Stribrny's book on Shakespeare and Eastern Europe is a gem. In fewer than l50 pages (excluding notes and index), he has been able to cover the history of Shakespearean representation, criticism, and scholarship in East Europe in a succint but eminently lucid study that is a delight to read and learn from ... An excellent contribution to scholarship. Shakespeare Bulletin

`offers a useful geographical and politico-historical overview of the territories of Continental Europe in order to clarify differences between early modern and latter-day terminology and boundaries' SEL 41,2 (Spring 2001) `Zdenek Stribrny's book on Shakespeare and Eastern Europe is a gem. In fewer than l50 pages (excluding notes and index), he has been able to cover the history of Shakespearean representation, criticism, and scholarship in East Europe in a succint but eminently lucid study that is a delight to read and learn from ... An excellent contribution to scholarship.' Jay L. Halio, Shakespeare Bulletin `a concise and useful map of a vast topic ... There are valuable first-hand accounts of several - especially Czech - productions ... anyone wanting to understand why Shakespeare always is our contemporary will find extensive evidence here.' Tony Howard, Around the Globe, April 2001 `Stribrny sustains an informative narrative line' Tony Howard, Around the Globe, April 2001

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Please note correct accenting of author's name (accents not available in this field on the NBA): Zdenek Stríbrný

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