Description: Presenting engaging, thought-provoking stories across centuries of military activity, this book demonstrates just how extensively Shakespeare's cultural capital has been deployed at times of national conflict. Drawing upon scholarly expertise in Shakespeare and War Studies, first-hand experience from public military figures and insights from world-renowned theatre directors, this is the first material history of how Shakespeare has been used in wartime. Addressing home fronts and battle fronts, the collection's broad chronological coverage encompasses the Seven Years' War, the American War of Independence, the Napoleonic Wars, the Russian War, the First and Second World Wars, and the Iraq War. Each chapter reveals an archival object that tells us something about who 'recruited' Shakespeare, what they did with him, and to what effect. Richly illustrated throughout, the collection uniquely uncovers the agendas that Shakespeare has been enlisted to support (and critique) at times of great national crisis and loss.
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EAN: 9781316517482
UPC: 9781316517482
ISBN: 9781316517482
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Format: Hardback, 280 pages
Author: Amy Lidster (Edited by)
Book Title: Shakespeare at War: A Material History by Amy Lids
Item Height: 2.3 cm
Item Length: 24.9 cm
Item Weight: 0.92 kg
Item Width: 16.8 cm
Language: Eng
Publisher: Cambridge University Press