Jill L Levenson - The Shakespearean World

The Shakespearean World takes a global view of Shakespeare and his works, especially their afterlives. Constantly changing, the Shakespeare central to this volume has acquired an array of meanings over the past four centuries. Shakespeare signifies the historical person, as well as the plays and verse attributed to him. It also signifies the attitudes towards both author and works determined by their receptions. Throughout the book, specialists aim to situate Shakespeares world and what the world is because of him. In adopting a global perspective, the volume arranges thirty-six chapters in five parts:

• Shakespeare on stage internationally since the late seventeenth century;
• Shakespeare on film throughout the world;
• Shakespeare in the arts beyond drama and performance;
• Shakespeare in everyday life;
• Shakespeare and critical practice.

Through its coverage, The Shakespearean World offers a comprehensive transhistorical and international view of the ways this Shakespeare has not only influenced but has also been influenced by diverse cultures during 400 years of performance, adaptation, criticism, and citation. While each chapter is a freshly conceived introduction to a significant topic, all of the chapters move beyond the level of survey, suggesting new directions in Shakespeare studies such as ecology, tourism, and new media and making substantial contributions to the field. This volume is an essential resource for all those studying Shakespeare, from beginners to advanced specialists.

Jill L. Levenson is Emeritus Professor of English at Trinity College, University of Toronto, Canada, and is an honorary vice president of the International Shakespeare Association.

Robert Ormsby is Associate Professor of English at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.

THE ROUTLEDGE WORLDS

THE CELTIC WORLD
Edited by Miranda Green

THE GREEK WORLD
Edited by Anton Powell

THE REFORMATION WORLD
Edited by Andrew Pettegree

THE EARLY CHRISTIAN WORLD
Edited by Philip F. Esler

THE ROMAN WORLD
Edited by John Wacher

THE MEDIEVAL WORLD
Edited by Peter Linehan and Janet L. Nelson

THE BIBLICAL WORLD
Edited by John Barton

THE HINDU WORLD
Edited by Sushil Mittal and Gene Thursby

THE ENLIGHTENMENT WORLD
Edited by Martin Fitzpatrick

THE WORLD OF POMPEII
Edited by Pedar W. Foss and John J. Dobbins

THE BABYLONIAN WORLD
Edited by Gwendolyn Leick

THE RENAISSANCE WORLD
Edited by John Jeffries Martin

THE EGYPTIAN WORLD
Edited by Toby Wilkinson

THE ISLAMIC WORLD
Edited by Andrew Rippin

THE VIKING WORLD
Edited by Stefan Brink and Neil Price

THE BYZANTINE WORLD
Edited by Paul Stephenson

THE ELIZABETHAN WORLD
Edited by Susan Doran and Norman Jones

THE WORLD OF THE AMERICAN WEST
Edited by Gordon Morris Bakken

THE VICTORIAN WORLD
Edited by Martin Hewitt

THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN WORLD
Edited by Augustine Casiday

THE SUMERIAN WORLD
Edited by Harriet Crawford

THE ETRUSCAN WORLD
Edited by Jean MacIntosh Turfa

THE GOTHIC WORLD
Edited by Glennis Byron and Dale Townshend

THE WORLD OF THE REVOLUTIONARY AMERICAN REPUBLIC
Edited by Andrew Shankman

THE WORLD OF INDIGENOUS
NORTH AMERICA
Edited by Robert Warrior

THE FIN-DE-SICLE WORLD
Edited by Michael Saler

THE OCCULT WORLD
Edited by Christopher Partridge

THE MODERNIST WORLD
Stephen Ross and Allana Lindgren

THE ATLANTIC WORLD
Edited by DMaris Coffman, Adrian Leonard and William OReilly

THE BUDDHIST WORLD
John Powers

THE CRUSADER WORLD
Adrian Boas

THE POSTCOLONIAL WORLD
Jyotsna Singh and David Kim
Forthcoming :

THE WORLD OF FORMATIVE EUROPE
Edited by Martin Carver and Madeleine Hummler

THE OTTOMAN WORLD
Edited by Christine Woodhead

THE FAIRY TALE WORLD
Edited by Andrew Teverson

Edited by
Jill L. Levenson and Robert Ormsby

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Names: Levenson, Jill L., editor. | Ormsby, Robert, editor.

Title: The Shakespearean world/edited by Jill L. Levenson and Robert Ormsby.

Description : Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016036085 | ISBN 9780415732529 (hardback) | ISBN 9781317696193 (web pdf) ISBN 9781317696186 (epub) | ISBN 9781317696179 (mobipocket)

Subjects: LCSH: Shakespeare, William, 15641616Criticism and interpretation. | Shakespeare, William, 15641616Stage history.

Classification: LCC PR2976 .S33899 2017 | DDC 822.3/3dc23

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ISBN: 978-0-415-73252-9 (hbk)
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