Lanier, Douglas
Shakespeare and Modern Popular Culture (Oxford Shakespeare Topics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780198187066
- author:
- Lanier, Douglas
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2002
- Pages:
- 200
- Dimensions:
- 21.1 x 13.7 x 1.5 cm
- Genre:
- 20th century
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Shakespeare and Modern Popular Culture explores the profound impact of Shakespeare's works on modern popular culture. The book examines how Shakespeare's presence in various media forms, such as films, comic books, TV shows, and mass-market fiction, shapes our conceptions of his works and cultural status. Through a series of case studies, the book investigates how popular culture constructs, contests, uses, and perpetuates Shakespeare's cultural authority. This study offers an overview of the issues raised by Shakespeare's appropriation in twentieth-century popular culture, and argues that his appearances in these media can be seen as a form of cultural theorizing. By examining the intersections between high and popular culture, Shakespeare and Modern Popular Culture provides insight into the ways in which our cultural landscape is shaped by the enduring legacy of Shakespeare's works.
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