Retheorizing Shakespeare through presentist readings
By: James O'Rourke
Series: Routledge studies in shakespeare -- v. 7
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9780415897037; 9780203145197
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Presentism (Literary analysis)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Spectres of intention: Epic theatre and the lessons of theory; title: Boys will be boys: Subtexts and afterthoughts in the comedies; title: Racism and homophobia in The Merchant of Venice; title: Love and object-cathexis in Troilus and Cressida: Just one of those things; title: The exotic/erotic and the group: Othello; title: King Lear and the art of dying.