Antipodal Shakespeare: Remembering and Forgetting in Britain, Australia and New Zealand, 1916 - 2016

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Main Details

Title Antipodal Shakespeare: Remembering and Forgetting in Britain, Australia and New Zealand, 1916 - 2016
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Professor Gordon McMullan
By (author) Philip Mead
By (author) Ailsa Grant Ferguson
By (author) Dr Mark Houlahan
By (author) Kate Flaherty
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
ISBN/Barcode 9781474271431
ClassificationsDewey:822.33
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint The Arden Shakespeare
Publication Date 8 February 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Despite a recent surge of critical interest in the Shakespeare Tercentenary, a great deal has been forgotten about this key moment in the history of the place of Shakespeare in national and global culture - much more than has been remembered. This book offers new archival discoveries about, and new interpretations of, the Tercentenary celebrations in Britain, Australia and New Zealand and reflects on the long legacy of those celebrations. This collection gathers together five scholars from Britain, Australia and New Zealand to reflect on the modes of commemoration of Shakespeare across the hemispheres in and after the Tercentenary year, 1916. It was at this moment of remembering in 1916 that 'global Shakespeare' first emerged in recognizable form. Each contributor performs their own 'antipodal' reading, assessing in parallel events across two hemispheres, geographically opposite but politically and culturally connected in the wake of empire.

Author Biography

Gordon McMullan is Professor of English at King's College London, UK. Philip Mead is Chair of Australian Literature at the University of Western Australia, Australia. Ailsa Grant Ferguson is Senior Lecturer in Early Modern Literature at the University of Brighton, UK. Mark Houlahan is Senior Lecturer in the English Programme in the School of Arts at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Kate Flaherty is a lecturer in English and Drama at the Australian National University, Australia.

Reviews

A short and poignant collection of essays about a conjunction of public remembrances...Taken together, they offer a powerful account of Shakespeare's role as a mnemonic juggernaut. * Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 * Successfully analyzes the complex terms involved in the Tercente-nary celebrations in Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, revealing how this stage in Shakespeare commemoration entailed unique performances of remembering and forgetting. * Shakespeare Bulletin *