Extramural Shakespeare

by D. Albanese

Overview

This study argues that Shakespeare can now be understood as part of public culture. Thanks to the emergence of mass education in the twentieth century, Albanese argues that Shakespeare has become a shared property, despite the depiction of his texts as 'elite' cultural objects in the film industry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230105133
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	10/18/2010
Series:	Reproducing Shakespeare
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	181
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

DENISE ALBANESE is Associate Professor of English and Cultural Studies at George Mason University, USA.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction: Shakespeare in Public 1

1 Reframing Shakespeare for the Millennium: American Culture, "Elites," the Academy-and Beyond 11

2 Pacino's Cliffs Notes: Looking for Richard's "Public" Shakespeare 39

3 Shakespeare Goes to School 67

4 The Shakespeare Film, the Market, and the Americanization of Culture 95

5 Social Dreaming and Making Shakespeare Matter 119

Notes 145

Works Cited 165

Index 175

Editorial Reviews

" Extramural Shakespeare makes a powerful case that Shakespeare no longer belongs only to cultural elites, but also to the public and to public culture. Probing Shakespeare's uses in primary and secondary schools, in the movies, in prisons, and elsewhere, Albanese reclaims the progressive possibilities of engagement with his works. Smart, politically engaged, and thoroughly up-to-date, Extramural Shakespeare is a fascinating examination of Shakespeare's place in contemporary culture." - Jean E. Howard, George Delacorte Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University

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