Title: Transforming Shakespeare
Description: A surprisingly large number of women writers, directors, and performers have created works that respond to Shakespeare, or to most earlier and more traditional interpretations of his plays, in the late twentieth century. In this collection, feminist critics explore rewritings, as well as recent Shakespeare performances directed by women.

The essays examine how these works use rewritings of Shakespeare to address issues of gender, race, sexuality, colonialism, environmentalism, class, and nationalism, as well as the general question of our relation to cultural tradition at the start of the new millennium. Transforming Shakespeare offers a striking new look at Shakespeare and his place in a modern, diverse world.
Subjects: English literature, Film and video adaptations, Adaptations, English drama, History and criticism, American literature, Women in the motion picture industry, Women authors, Stage history, Women and literature, Women theatrical producers and directors, English influences, Dramatic production, Film adaptations, Theater, Literature, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, film and video adaptations, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, dramatic production, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, stage history, English literature, women authors, American literature, women authors
Places: English-speaking countries
People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Time periods: 1950-