Author : Geraldo U. De Sousa
Release : 2016-01-13
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 658/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Shakespeare's Cross-Cultural Encounters by : Geraldo U. De Sousa
Download or read book Shakespeare's Cross-Cultural Encounters written by Geraldo U. De Sousa. This book was released on 2016-01-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this highly entertaining study, De Sousa argues that Shakespeare reinterprets, refashions and reinscribes his alien characters - Jews, Moors, Amazons and gypsies. In this way, the dramatist questions the narrowness of a European perspective which caricatures other societies and views them with suspicion. De Sousa examines how Shakespeare defines other cultures in terms of the interplay of gender, text and habitat. Written in a provocative style, this readable book provides a wealth of fascinating information both on contemporary stage productions and on race and gender relations in early modern Europe.