Shakespeare for the People Working Class Readers, 1800-1900 |
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| Author:
| Murphy, Andrew |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-17655-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $67.95 |
Book Description:
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Examining the lives and experiences of a wide range of working-class readers in the nineteenth century, Andrew Murphy explores the ways in which even the poorest members of society were able to become readers of Shakespeare. He asks whether it matters that Shakespeare has lost his popular audience today.
Examining the lives and experiences of a wide range of working-class readers in the nineteenth century, Andrew Murphy explores the ways in which even the poorest members of society were able to become readers of Shakespeare. He asks whether it matters that Shakespeare has lost his popular audience today.