Shakespeare, the Renaissance and Empire: Volume I: Geography and Language

Shakespeare, the Renaissance, and Empire explores Shakespeare's trans-cultural writing by examining the interrelationships of binaries such as theory and practice, past and present, aesthetics and ethics, freedom and tyranny, republic and empire, empires and colonies, poetry and history, rhetoric and poetics, England and America, and England and Asia. It presents a universal Shakespeare, exposing readers to his relevance and significance in their local contexts and cultures. The book's originality lies in its articulation of Shakespeare's importance and value in the emerging landscape of global culture.

Format: Hardback
Length: 244 pages
Publication date: 11 March 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Shakespeare, the Renaissance, and Empire explores Shakespeare's multifaceted artistry as both a local and global writer, delving into his trans-cultural writing through the interplay of binaries such as theory and practice, past and present, aesthetics and ethics, freedom and tyranny, republic and empire, empires and colonies, poetry and history, rhetoric and poetics, England and America, and England and Asia. This groundbreaking book departs from traditional Western-centric analysis to present a universal Shakespeare, exposing readers to the relevance and significance of Shakespeare within their local contexts and cultures.

The text aims to present a global Shakespeare, utilizing a dual perspective or dialectics presentation, primarily centered on questions of (1) how Shakespeare can be viewed as both an English writer and a world writer; (2) how language operates across genres and kinds of discourse; and (3) how Shakespeare helps to articulate a poetics of both texts (literature) and contexts (cultures).

The book's originality lies in its articulate expression of the importance and value of Shakespeare in the emerging landscape of global culture.

Weight: 514g
Dimension: 157 x 236 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367635190