Shakespeare and Trauma
Subtitle: Contemporary Performances on Stage and Screen
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: September 30, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780415956451
Subjects: General; Literary Criticism & Collections / General; Literature - Classics / Criticism
Description: This study explores the relationship between performances of Shakespeare's plays and the ways in which they engage with traumatic events and histories. It investigates the ethical and political implications of attempts to represent trauma in performance.