Celtic Shakespeare The Bard and the Borderers |
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| Author:
| Loughnane, Rory |
| Editor:
| Maley, Willy |
| ISBN: | 978-1-317-16905-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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Examining the commonalities and differences in addressing a notionally 'Celtic' Shakespeare, this collection brings together the best scholarship on the individual nations of Ireland, Scotland and Wales in a way that emphasizes cultural crossovers and crucibles of conflict. The essays in this volume cohere in a wide-ranging treatment of Shakespeare's direct and oblique references to the archipelago, and the problematic issue of national identity.
Examining the commonalities and differences in addressing a notionally 'Celtic' Shakespeare, this collection brings together the best scholarship on the individual nations of Ireland, Scotland and Wales in a way that emphasizes cultural crossovers and crucibles of conflict. The essays in this volume cohere in a wide-ranging treatment of Shakespeare's direct and oblique references to the archipelago, and the problematic issue of national identity.