Author Description
The Oxford Handbook Of Shakespeare And Embodiment Brings Together 42 Of The Most Important Scholars And Writing On The Subject Today. Extending The Purview Of Feminist Criticism, It Offers An Intersectional Paradigm For Considering Representations Of Gender In The Context Of Race, Ethnicity, Sexuality, Disability, And Religion. In Addition To Sophisticated Textual Analysis Drawing On The Methods Of Historicism, Psychoanalysis, Queer Theory, And Posthumanism, A Team Of International Experts Discuss Shakespeare's Life, Contemporary Editing Practices, And Performance Of His Plays On Stage, On Screen, And In The Classroom. This Theoretically Sophisticated Yet Elegantly Written Handbook Includes An Editor's Introduction That Provides A Comprehensive Overview Of Current Debates.
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THE THESIS
This volume investigates how Shakespearean texts and performances construct, challenge, and reflect the complexities of human embodiment across historical and contemporary contexts. Edited by Valerie Traub, the handbook synthesizes contributions from 42 international scholars to establish an intersectional framework for analyzing gender, race, sexuality, disability, and religion within the Shakespearean canon. The text utilizes diverse methodologies, including historicism, psychoanalysis, queer theory, and posthumanism, to re-evaluate the relationship between the physical body and the dramatic text.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Intersectional analysis of gender in relation to race, ethnicity, and disability.
- Methodological applications of queer theory and posthumanism to early modern texts.
- Examinations of Shakespearean performance across stage, screen, and pedagogical environments.
- Critical overviews of contemporary editing practices and biographical scholarship.
Scope Limits
- The text focuses primarily on academic and theoretical inquiry rather than general-interest performance history.
- It does not provide a comprehensive scene-by-scene analysis of every play in the canon.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars and students of early modern literature recognize this collection as a rigorous, high-level resource for advanced research in Shakespearean studies. The prose is noted for its theoretical density and its success in bridging traditional historicism with contemporary critical frameworks.
Page Count:
816
Publication Date:
2016-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0191019739
ISBN-13:
9780191019739
Shakespeare Studies
Performance Studies
Gender Studies
Literary Criticism
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