Can I read Shakespeare in the Worlds of Communism and Socialism on EtoBox?

Shakespeare in the Worlds of Communism and Socialism by Makaryk, Irena (editor);Price, Joseph G (editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Shakespeare in the Worlds of Communism and Socialism about?

<p>The works of William Shakespeare have long been embraced by communist and socialist governments. One of the central cultural debates of the Soviet period concerned repertoire, including the usefulness and function of pre-revolutionary drama for the New Man and the New Society. Shakespeare survived the byzantine twists and turns of Soviet cultural politics by becoming established early as the Great Realist whose works should be studied, translated, and emulated. This view of Shakespeare as a humanist and realist was transferred to a host of other countries including East Germany, Hungary, Poland, China, and Cuba after the Second World War.<p><i>Shakespeare in the Worlds of Communism and Socialism</i> traces the reception of Shakespeare from 1917 to 2002 and addresses the relationship of Shakespeare to Marxist and communist ideology. Irena R. Makaryk and Joseph G. Price have brought together an internationally-renowned group of theatre historians, practitioners, and scholars to examine the extraordinary conjunction of Shakespeare and ideology during a fascinating period of twentieth-century history. Roughly historical in their arrangement, the essays in this collection suggest the

Who reads Shakespeare in the Worlds of Communism and Socialism?

Author

Makaryk, Irena (editor);Price, Joseph G (editor)

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781442616585

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Criticism, Literary Fiction, Humanities