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Author:

Marcus, Leah S. (Leah Sinanoglou), author.

Title:

How Shakespeare became colonial : editorial traditions and the British Empire / Leah S. Marcus.

Publisher:

Routledgean imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

viii, 167 pages ; 25 cm

Subject:

Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Criticism, Textual.
Transmission of texts--England--History--18th century.
Literature and society--England--History--18th century.
English imprints.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The construction of a colonial Shakespeare -- Race and gender in the two texts of Othello -- The shrew in colonial contexts -- Anti-conquest and As you like it -- Shylock and Empire -- Editing Shakespeare for the Raj.

Summary:

In this fascinating book, Leah Marcus argues that the colonial context in which Shakespeare was edited and disseminated during the heyday of British empire has left a mark on Shakespeare's texts to the present day. Shakespeare was presented as exemplary of British genius and those who edited and shaped the texts were very aware of the potential political and cultural impact this could have. Marcus traces important ways in which the colonial enterprise of setting forth the best possible Shakespeare for world consumption has continued to be visible in the recent treatment of Shakespeare's texts today, despite our belief that we are global or post-colonial in approach.

ISBN:

1138238082
9781138238084
1138238074
9781138238077

OCLC:

(OCoLC)966667912

LCCN:

2016039526

Locations:

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

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)