Posthumanist Shakespeares
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Poetry History & Criticism, Theory
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781137033598 | |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | July 31, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781137033598 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | July 31, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Shakespeare scholars and cultural theorists critically investigate the relationship between early modern culture and contemporary political and technological changes concerning the idea of the 'human.' The volume covers the tragedies King Lear and Hamlet in particular, but also provides posthumanist readings of other Shakespearean plays.
Shakespeare scholars and cultural theorists critically investigate the relationship between early modern culture and contemporary political and technological changes concerning the idea of the 'human.' The volume covers the tragedies King Lear and Hamlet in particular, but also provides posthumanist readings of other Shakespearean plays.
