Cultural value in twenty-first-century England
This book deals with Shakespeare’s role in contemporary culture. It looks in detail at the way that Shakespeare’s plays inform modern ideas of cultural value and the work required to make Shakespeare part of modern culture.
It is unique in using social policy, anthropology and economics, as well as close readings of the playwright, to show how a text from the past becomes part of contem...
This book deals with Shakespeare’s role in contemporary culture. It looks in detail at the way that Shakespeare’s plays inform modern ideas of cultural value and the work required to make Shakespeare part of modern culture.
It is unique in using social policy, anthropology and economics, as well as close readings of the playwright, to show how a text from the past becomes part of contem...
