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 Shakespeare’s 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.

Introduction by Jill L. Levenson and Robert OrmsbySection 1: Shakespeare on Stage Since the Late Seventeenth Century1. Staging Shakespeare in England Since the RestorationKathryn Prince2. Shakespeare on Stage since the Late Seventeenth CenturyMartin Procházka, Marta Gibinska and Florence March3. Shakespeare on American StagesJames C. Bulman4. Shakespeare in Latin America: Appropriation, Politics, and Performance PracticesMaria Clara Galery and Stegh Cammati5. Middle Eastern ShakespeareMargaret Litvin, Avraham Oz and Parviz Partovi6. Shakespeare in AfricaSandra Young7. Interacting with Naturalism: East Asian Shakespeare PerformancesYong Li Lan8. Kissing and Drowning The Book: Shakespearean Theatre in the AntipodesRob Conkie and Nicola HylandSection 2: Shakespeare on Film9. Framing the Theatrical: Shakespearean Film in the UKPeter Kirwan10. Shakespeare in Film: Continental EuropeMariangela Tempera11. The Cloud Capped Towers and the Charcoal Sketch: Shakespeare on Film in North AmericaSamuel Crowl12. Shakespeare on Film in AsiaAlexa Huang13. Shakespearean Cinema and the Rest of the WorldMark Thornton BurnettSection 3: Shakespeare in the Arts beyond Drama and Performance14. The Subject of Shake-speares Sonnets and Afterlife in Lyric PoetryPeter Robinson15. Shakespeare and the Novel: "For that which had been lost was found, and so on"Jane Kingsley-Smith16. In Search of Shakespeare’s BiographyKatherine Scheil17. Interpreting Shakespeare through the Visual ArtsJim Davis18. The Shakespearean World of MusicChristy Desmet and David SchillerSection 4: Shakespeare in Everyday Life19. Shakespeare and Education: the Making of an Unlikely Marriage Kate Flaherty20. Conjuring Shakespeare for Young Audiences through Fairy Tales, Fable, and FantasyNaomi J. Miller21. Shakespeare in Amateur ProductionStephen Purcell22. "Prithee, Listen Well": The Case for Audio ShakespeareMichael P. Jensen23. Sticky or Spreadable? Shakespeare and Global TelevisionSusanne Greenhalgh24. Shakespearean Tourism: From National Heritage to Global AttractionRobert Ormsby25. "Within this wooden [2.]O": Shakespeare and New Media in the Digital AgeBrett D. Hirsch and Michael BestSection 5: Shakespeare and Critical Practice26. Shakespeare’s Texts and EditionsEugene Giddens27. Shakespearean Archives: Context, Categories, and the Containment of ChaosChristie Carson28. Shakespeare’s Language: An Eventful AfterlifeKeith Johnson29. Shakespeare and PhilosophyPeter Holbrook30. Political Approaches to ShakespeareHugh Grady31. Religion, Secularity, and ShakespeareArthur F. Marotti and Ken Jackson32. Shakespeare and Psychology: "Who’s There?"Murray M. Schwartz and David Willbern33. Shakespeare and Early Modern Race Studies: An Overview of the FieldJason Demeter and Ayanna Thompson34. New Economies of Gender and Sexuality: Rereading the Shakespearean BodySusan Bennett and Nicole Edge35. Shakespeare, Ecology, and EcocriticismRandall Martin36. The Shakespearean Legal ImaginaryKaren Cunningham

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.