| Description |
1 online resource (331 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on the texts; Introduction: Shakespeare Enfranchised; Part 1 Monsters; 1 Gothic Shakespeare: A Monster In The Latin Quarter; 2 Prince Of Darkness: Foucault's Renaissance; 3 The Management of Mirth: Shakespeare via Bourdieu; Part 2 Demonstrations; 4 The Kindly Ones: The Death Of The Author In A Midsummer Night's Dream; 5 A Bleeding Head Where They Begun: Julius Caesar And The Mystical Foundation Of Authority; 6 Bloody As The Hunter: Twelfth Night And The French Duel |
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7 When The Cock Crows: The Imminence Of HamletEpilogue Making Men Of Monsters: Shakespeare In The Company Of Strangers; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
At a time when the relevance of literary theory itself is frequently being questioned, Richard Wilson makes a compelling case for French Theory in Shakespeare Studies. Written in two parts, the first half looks at how French theorists such as Bourdieu, Cixous, Deleuze, Derrida and Foucault were themselves shaped by reading Shakespeare; while the second part applies their theories to the plays, highlighting the importance of both for current debates about borders, terrorism, toleration and a multi-cultural Europe. Contrasting French and Anglo-Saxon attitudes, Wilson shows how in |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317724018 |
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1317724011 |
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