Big-time Shakespeare
by Michael D. Bristol /
1996 / English / PDF
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Shakespeare has made the big time. No less than the Beatles or
Liberace, Elvis Presley or Mick Jagger, Shakespeare is big-time in
the idiomatic sense of cultural success and widespread notoriety.
Not only has he achieved canonical status, Shakespeare is a
contemporary celebrity. His artistic distinction and aptitude for
controversy constantly keeps his name in the public eye.
Shakespeare has made the big time. No less than the Beatles or
Liberace, Elvis Presley or Mick Jagger, Shakespeare is big-time in
the idiomatic sense of cultural success and widespread notoriety.
Not only has he achieved canonical status, Shakespeare is a
contemporary celebrity. His artistic distinction and aptitude for
controversy constantly keeps his name in the public eye.
Bristol debates Shakespeare's cultural authority, and clarifies the
semantics of his name in our culture.
Bristol debates Shakespeare's cultural authority, and clarifies the
semantics of his name in our culture.Big-Time Shakespeare
Big-Time Shakespeare
suggests his plays represent the pathos of our civilisation with
extraordinary force and clarity. Shakespeare's contradictory
understanding of the social and cultural past is also examined with
close analysis of
suggests his plays represent the pathos of our civilisation with
extraordinary force and clarity. Shakespeare's contradictory
understanding of the social and cultural past is also examined with
close analysis ofThe Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale,
,Othello
Othello, and
, andHamlet
Hamlet.
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