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Author:

Thompson, Ayanna, 1972-

Title:

Passing strange : Shakespeare, race, and contemporary America / Ayanna Thompson.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

x, 224 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Dramatic production.
Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Stage history.
Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Film adaptations.
Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Appreciation--United States.
Race in literature.
Theater--Casting.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction : the passing strangeness of Shakespeare in America -- Universalism : -- Films that brush with the Bard, suture and bringing down the house -- Essentialism : meditations inspired by Farrukh Dondy's novel Black swan -- multiculturalism : the classics, casting, and confusion -- Original(ity) : Othello and blackface -- Reform : redefining authenticity in Shakespeare reform programs -- Archives : classroom-inspired performance videos on Youtube -- Conclusion : passing race and passing Shakespeare in Peter Sellars's Othello.

ISBN:

0195385853 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780195385854 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)655304058

LCCN:

2010033675

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)