Shakespeare in transition
Subtitle: political appropriations in the post-communist Czech Republic
By: by Marcela Kostihová
Series: Performance interventions
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780230203242
Subjects: Translations into Czech; Appreciation; History and criticism; Politics and literature; History
Description: "This book investigates the political dimensions of Czech Shakespeare appropriation and production in the wake of the fall of communism, uncovering an anxious struggle between dimensions of Czech nationhood that comes to a head in a competition for a 'true' Shakespeare, and addressing key issues such as gender, globalization and national culture"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Shakespeares of the post-communist world; title: Living Czech Shakespeare; title: Translation Wars: Redefining Shakespeare in Post-Socialist Czech Republic; title: Katharine Humanized: Abusing the Shrew on Prague Stages; title: Politics of Desire: Homoeroticism in Post-Communist Czech Shakespeare; title: Epilogue: Into the European Union.