Posthumanist Shakespeares
Shakespeare scholars and cultural theorists critically investigate the relationship between early modern culture and contemporary political and technological changes concerning the idea of the 'human.' The volume covers the tragedies King Lear and Hamlet
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heen SHAKESPEARE AND THE INSTITUTION OF THEATRE Paul Yachnin and Jessica Slights SHAKESPEARE AND CHARACTER Theory, History, Performance, and Theatrical Persons
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Posthumanist Shakespeares Edited by
Stefan Herbrechter Coventry University, UK
and
Ivan Callus University of Malta, Malta
Introduction, selection and editorial matter © Stefan Herbrechter and Ivan Callus 2012 Individual chapters © Contributors 2012 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2012 978-0-230-36090-7
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To the memory of Adam Max Cohen (1971–2010)
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Contents Illustrations
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Acknowledgements
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Contributors
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Introduction – Shakespeare ever after Stefan Herbrechter Shakespear
