Article
Literature, British Isles
Susan L. Fischer
Summary: The thirty-minute experiment titled Dream represents a collaborative effort between the Royal Shakespeare Company and Audience of the Future, combining live performance with motion capture technology, 3D graphics, and interactive gaming techniques. It allows the audience to remotely guide Puck through a virtual forest. Inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream, this new format for Shakespeare's performance evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CAHIERS ELISABETHAINS
(2022)
Article
Literature, British Isles
John Jowett
Summary: Timon of Athens portrays the protagonist Timon as initially generous and sociable, but later becomes misanthropic, paralleling Lars von Trier's film Melancholia, which is divided into two parts showcasing different disasters. This comparison highlights the connection between psychological and physical disasters in Timon.
CAHIERS ELISABETHAINS
(2022)
Book Review
Literature, British Isles
Peter J. Smith
CAHIERS ELISABETHAINS
(2022)
Book Review
Literature, British Isles
Gaelle Ginestet
CAHIERS ELISABETHAINS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Literature, British Isles
Krystyna Kujawinska Courtney
MULTICULTURAL SHAKESPEARE-TRANSLATION APPROPRIATION AND PERFORMANCE
(2022)
Article
Literature, British Isles
Mythili Kaul
Summary: This article describes an encounter with Shakespeare in an unusual place, a novel set in medieval India. Shakespeare is viewed and assessed by an Indian audience through principles of classical Indian art and thought, creating a sense of incongruity but also providing fresh insights. The novel does not favor one culture over another, but the readers do, leading to humorous situations. The Silver Pilgrimage offers stimulating perspectives from the point of view of Sanskrit poetics and Indian thought on two Shakespearean tragedies, while also exposing the limitations and cultural chauvinism behind this viewpoint.
MULTICULTURAL SHAKESPEARE-TRANSLATION APPROPRIATION AND PERFORMANCE
(2022)
Article
Literature, British Isles
Laurence Wright
Summary: Shakespeare's works have spread globally, with various ideological interpretations. The diversity and artistic appeal of his works need explanation, as they have remained in the spotlight for over 400 years. This article aims to explore the textual mechanisms that have contributed to Shakespeare's international success.
MULTICULTURAL SHAKESPEARE-TRANSLATION APPROPRIATION AND PERFORMANCE
(2022)
Article
Literature, British Isles
Ayman Abu-Shomar
Summary: This essay explores the colonial ideology represented by the character of Caliban in Shakespeare's The Tempest and analyzes the semantic and moral aspects of the concept of "evil". It concludes that Caliban's evilness is a construction of rhetoric and discourse, rather than an inherent reality.
MULTICULTURAL SHAKESPEARE-TRANSLATION APPROPRIATION AND PERFORMANCE
(2022)
Book Review
Literature, British Isles
Michael M. Wagoner
SHAKESPEARE QUARTERLY
(2022)
Book Review
Literature, British Isles
Lindsey L. Jones
SHAKESPEARE QUARTERLY
(2022)
Book Review
Literature, British Isles
Mark Thornton Burnett
SHAKESPEARE QUARTERLY
(2022)
Book Review
Literature, British Isles
Molly Hand
SHAKESPEARE QUARTERLY
(2022)
Book Review
Literature, British Isles
Don Rodrigues
SHAKESPEARE QUARTERLY
(2022)
Article
Literature, British Isles
Katherine Gillen
SHAKESPEARE QUARTERLY
(2022)
Article
Literature, British Isles
Kenneth J. E. Graham
SHAKESPEARE QUARTERLY
(2022)
Article
Literature, British Isles
Tara L. Lyons
ENGLISH LITERARY RENAISSANCE
(2022)
Review
Literature, British Isles
Andrew Duxfield
Article
Literature, British Isles
Bailey Sincox
Summary: "Macbeth in Stride" is a live 'concert play' that combines original dialogue, R&B, gospel, and rock music, and 'Shakespeare fragments' to portray Lady Macbeth as a symbol of Black feminine desire and ambition. Instead of depicting Lady Macbeth as a 'universal' figure, this production uses three overlapping characters to highlight her resonance with gendered and racialized experiences. Through its musical numbers and performances, the play explores the dialectic between performing Shakespeare and performing Blackness, and encourages audiences to confront the forces that frustrate reparative reading and gender and racial equality.
Article
Literature, British Isles
Claire Eager
Summary: This essay argues that Shakespeare portrays paradise as attainable in the present rather than a lost ideal. The language used by his characters mirrors that of garden books and manuals, suggesting a connection between the desire for paradise and conquest. However, the concept of paradise is reimagined and adapted to suit the characters' needs in different plays. This parallels contemporary nationalist discourses on Eden found in horticultural publications.
Article
Literature, British Isles
Louise Geddes
Summary: Celebrity is an active and predictable phenomenon in human subjects, defining cultural norms. This essay argues that Shakespeare plays become celebrities in their own right, perpetuating particular stage histories that reflect the collective understanding of a play rather than the original text. Stagings of famous plays are expected to embody a culturally-embedded idea of Shakespeare, and the notion of embodied fidelity in performance can have significant implications regarding race, gender, ability, and class.
