Shakespeare and the American nation /

"Why do so many Americans celebrate Shakespeare, a long-dead English poet and playwright? By the nineteenth century newly independent America had chosen to reject the British monarchy and Parliament, class structure and traditions, yet their citizens still made William Shakespeare a naturalized...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sturgess, Kim C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Temas:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Appreciation > United States.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Stage history > United States.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Influence.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Shakespeare, William.
American literature > English influences.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Art appreciation.
Civilization > English influences.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Rezeption
Receptie.
Amerikaans.
United States > Civilization > English influences.
États-Unis > Civilisation > Influence anglaise.
United States.
USA.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. The paradox
  • 1. Manifest consumption of Shakespeare
  • 2. America : a proudly anti-English 'idea'
  • pt. 2. The appropriation
  • 3. Beginning the appropriation of Shakespeare and the 'first American edition' of his works
  • 4. Jacksonian energy
  • Shakespearean imagery
  • 5. Context for appropriation in nineteenth-century America
  • 6. The American heroic and ownership of Shakespeare
  • 7. Shakespeare as a fulcrum for American literature
  • 8. The American scholar and the authorship controversy
  • 9. Last scenes in the final act of appropriation.

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