Shakespeare and Marx
By: Gabriel Egan.
Series: Oxford Shakespeare topics
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation -- History -- 20th century.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Political and social views.; Marx, Karl, 1818-1883 -- Influence.; English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.; Social problems in literature.; Marxist criticism.
Description: "This book explores the past and continuing influence of Marx on interpretations of Shakespeare. Marx's ideas about cultural production and its relation to economic production are explained, together with the standard terminology and concepts such as base/superstructure, ideology, commodity fetishism, alienation, and reification. The influence of Marx's ideas on the theory and practice of Shakespeare criticism and performance is traced from the Victorian age to the present day. The continuing importance of these ideas is illustrated via new Marxist readings of King Lear, Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, Timon of Athens, The Comedy of Errors, All's Well that Ends Well, and The Winter's Tale."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-162) and index.
Table of contents: title: Shakespeare, Marx, production, and the world of ideas; title: Marx's influence on Shakespeare studies to 1968; title: Marx's influence on Shakespeare studies since 1968; title: Shakespeare and Marx today; title: Conclusion : Marx and genetics.