Cultural Value in Twenty-First-Century England: The Case of Shakespeare
Kate McLuskie
ISBN: | 9781526116901 |
Publisher: | Manchester University Press |
Published: | 2 June, 2017 |
Format: | Paperback |
Language: | English |
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Cultural Value in Twenty-First-Century England: The Case of Shakespeare
Kate McLuskie
This book deals with Shakespeare's role in contemporary culture. It looks in detail at the way that Shakespeare's plays inform modern ideas of cultural value and the work required to make Shakespeare part of modern culture. It is unique in using social policy, anthropology and economics, as well as close readings of the playwright, to show how a text from the past becomes part of contemporary culture and how Shakespeare's writing informs modern ideas of cultural value. It goes beyond the twentie
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