Shakespeare and Immigration
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781409411000
Subjects: Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, criticism and interpretation; Race in literature; Emigration and immigration in literature; National characteristics, english
Description: Shakespeare and Immigration presents a variety of perspectives on the immigrant experience in Shakespearean drama, and the way that attention to the influential nature of the foreigner affects perceptions of community and identity. Offering the first sustained study of the significance of the immigrant and alien experience to our understanding of Shakespeare's work, this volume constitutes a timely, necessary addition to studies of race, ethics, and national identity in Shakespeare --