Author : S. Newstok
Release : 2016-04-30
Genre : Performing Arts
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 166/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Weyward Macbeth by : S. Newstok
Download or read book Weyward Macbeth written by S. Newstok. This book was released on 2016-04-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weyward Macbeth, a volume of entirely new essays, provides innovative, interdisciplinary approaches to the various ways Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' has been adapted and appropriated within the context of American racial constructions. Comprehensive in its scope, this collection addresses the enduringly fraught history of 'Macbeth' in the United States, from its appearance as the first Shakespearean play documented in the American colonies to a proposed Hollywood film version with a black diasporic cast. Over two dozen contributions explore 'Macbeth's' haunting presence in American drama, poetry, film, music, history, politics, acting, and directing — all through the intersections of race and performance.