Shakespeare And The Victorians

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Shakespeare And The Victorians
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Adrian Poole
SeriesArden Critical Companions
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:312
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9781903436714
ClassificationsDewey:822.33
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
General
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint The Arden Shakespeare
Publication Date 4 September 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This study examines the Victorians' obsession with Shakespeare, his impact upon the era's consciousness, and the expression of this in their drama, novels and poetry. The text describes and analyses what particular writers, readers, visual artists, actors and audiences made of Shakespeare in different fields and forms, featuring detailed discussion of the interpretations and applications of Shakespeare by major artists, writers and critics, as well as those less well known. Covering almost an entire century, the introductory chapter points to the nostalgia with which Victorians looked back to the Shakespeare of their Romantic predecessors, while the epilogue focuses on the tensions in the very idea of "Shakespeare" at the start of the century on which Yeats and Joyce would soon stamp their mark.

Author Biography

Adrian Poole is Professor of English Literature at the University of Cambridge, UK and a Fellow of Trinity College, UK. His books include Tragedy: A very short introduction (OUP) and Shakespeare and the Victorians (Arden).