Shakespeare in Transition [electronic resource] : Political Appropriations in the Postcommunist Czech Republic /
Kostihová, M.author.
Using themed performance reviews and extensive interviews with theatre professionals, this book explores how Shakespeare's 'cultural capital' has been evoked in the reinvention of a post-communist nation against a backdrop of political tensions surrounding the ascendance of Central and Eastern Europe to the European Union.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'The end of history' in Central and Eastern Europe -- Shakespeares of the post-communist world -- Translation wars : redefining Shakespeare in the Post-communist Czech Republic -- Katharina humanized : abusing the 'Shrew' on Prague stages -- Politics of desire : homoeroticism in Post-Communist Czech Shakespeare and non-normative masculinity.
Using themed performance reviews and extensive interviews with theatre professionals, this book explores how Shakespeare's 'cultural capital' has been evoked in the reinvention of a post-communist nation against a backdrop of political tensions surrounding the ascendance of Central and Eastern Europe to the European Union.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Theater—History.
Environment.
Theater.
Literature, Modern.
European literature.
British literature.
Theatre History.
Environment, general.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
European Literature.
British and Irish Literature.