Shakespeare and Appropriation
by Christy Desmet
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The vitality of our culture is still often measured by the status Shakespeare has within it. Contemporary readers and writers continue to exploit Shakespeare's cultural afterlife in a vivid and creative way. This fascinating collection of original essays shows how writers' efforts to imitate, contradict, compete with, and reproduce Shakespeare keep him in the cultural conversation. The essays: * analyze the methods and motives of Shakespearean appropriation * investigate theoretically the show more return of the repressed author in discussions of Shakespeare's cultural function * put int show lessTags
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- Shakespeare and Appropriation
- Original publication date
- 1999 (collection) (collection)
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- English
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