Shakespeare in transition political appropriations in the postcommunist Czech Republic / [electronic resource] :

• 作者： Kostihov�a, Marcela, 1974-
• 其他作者：
  • Palgrave Connect (Online service)
• 其他題名：
  • Performance interventions
• 出版： Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• 叢書名： Performance interventions
• 主題： Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Appreciation--Czech Republic. , Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Translations into Czech--History and criticism. , Politics and literature--Czech Republic--History--20th century. , 1564-1616. , 20th century. , Appreciation. , Czech Republic. , History , History and criticism. , Politics and literature , Shakespeare, William. , Translations into Czech. , LITERARY CRITICISM--Shakespeare. , DRAMA--Shakespeare. , Electronic books.
• ISBN： 9780230290426 (electronic bk.) 、 0230290426 (electronic bk.)
• FIND@SFXID: CGU
• 資料類型: 電子書
• 內容註: Includes bibliographical references and index. The End of History' in Central and Eastern Europe -- Shakespeares of the Postcommunist World -- Translation Wars: Redefining Shakespeare in Post-Socialist Czech Republic -- Katharine 'Humanized': Abusing the 'Shrew' on Prague Stages -- Politics of Desire: Homoeroticism in Post-Communist Czech Shakespeare -- Epilogue: Into the European Union.
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• 摘要註: In her compelling cross-disciplinary series of case studies, Kostiho�v bucks the popular and scholarly consensus that declared postcommunist Shakespeare to be apolitical. Shakespeare in Transition investigates the political dimensions of Czech Shakespeare appropriation and production in the wake of the fall of Communism in 1989. Whether in focusing on recent arguments about Shakespeare translation (zooming in on an explosive public debate where inaccurate Shakespeare translation was equated with 'treason against Czech national culture') or comparative consideration of clusters of themed performances, Kostihov persuasively demonstrates that Shakespeare takes a leading role in refracting contemporary hot-button political issues -such as new legislation on gender, sexuality, and domestic abuse -that aim to redefine the normative boundaries of postcommunist citizenship. "This book investigates the political dimensions of Czech Shakespeare appropriation and production in the wake of the fall of communism, uncovering an anxious struggle between dimensions of Czech nationhood that comes to a head in a competition for a 'true' Shakespeare, and addressing key issues such as gender, globalization and national culture"--
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