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Shakespeare in Transition - (Performance Interventions) by M Kostihová (Hardcover)

Name: Shakespeare in Transition - (Performance Interventions) by M Kostihová (Hardcover)
Brand: Palgrave MacMillan
SKU: 1006476498
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Using themed performance reviews and extensive interviews with theatre professionals, this book explores how Shakespeare's 'cultural capital' has been evoked in the reinvention of a post-communist nation against a backdrop of political tensions surrounding the ascendance of Central and Eastern Europe to the European Union.
About the Author: MARCELA KOSTIHOVÁ is Assistant Professor of English at Hamline University, USA.
210 Pages
Literary Criticism, Russian + Former Soviet Union
Series Name: Performance Interventions

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About the Book

"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"--

Book Synopsis

Using themed performance reviews and extensive interviews with theatre professionals, this book explores how Shakespeare's 'cultural capital' has been evoked in the reinvention of a post-communist nation against a backdrop of political tensions surrounding the ascendance of Central and Eastern Europe to the European Union.

About the Author

MARCELA KOSTIHOVÁ is Assistant Professor of English at Hamline University, USA.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.7 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)

Weight: .85 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 210

Genre: Literary Criticism

Sub-Genre: Russian + Former Soviet Union

Series Title: Performance Interventions

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Format: Hardcover

Author: M Kostihová

Language: English

Street Date: October 20, 2010

TCIN: 1006476498

UPC: 9780230203242

Item Number (DPCI): 247-37-2173

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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