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Talking Back to Shakespeare,Used
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This book is about the way in which Shakespeare's plays have inspired readers to 'talk back' and about some of the forms such talking back can assume. It is also about the way different interpretive communities, including students, read their cultural, political, and moral assumptions into Shakespeare's plays, appropriating and transforming elements of plot, character, and verbal text while challenging what they see as the ideological premises of the plays. Texts that talk back to Shakespeare pose questions, offer alternatives, take liberties, and fill in gaps. Some of the transformations discussed in Talking Back to Shakespeare challenge deeply held assumptions such as, for instance, that Hamlet is a tragic hero and Shylock a stereotypical grasping usurer. Others invent prior or subsequent lives for Shakespeare's characters (women characters in particular) so as to account for their actions and imagine their lives more fully than Shakespeare chooses to do. Very few of these works have received much critical attention, and some are virtually unknown or forgotten.Rather than a comprehensive study of Shakespeare transformations, Talking Back to Shakespeare is an innovative exploration of the kinship between the kind of talking back that occurs in the classroom and the kind to be found in texts produced by writers who 'rewrite' some of Shakespeare's most frequently taught and performed plays. Such revisions unsettle the cultural authority of the plays and expose the accumulated lore that surrounds them to probing, often irreverent scrutiny.Much of the talking back comes from marginalized readers: women, like Lillie Wyman, author of Gertrude of Denmark: An Interpretive Romance, and other nineteenthcentury women critics, or Jewish writers, like Arnold Wesker, whose play The Merchant transforms the relationship between Antonio and Shylock. Some talking back comes from an international collection of oppositional voices of the 1960s, including Charles Marowitz, Aime Cesaire, Eugene Ionesco, and Joseph Papp. Talking Back to Shakespeare ranges from popular books like the recent Pulitzer Prizewinning novel A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley to obscure, seldomread ones like Percy MacKaye's ambitious fourplay prequel, The Mystery of Hamlet, King of Denmark. What these published texts share with student journal entries and transformations is the assumption, familiar to postmodern readers, that Shakespeare's plays are essentially unstable, culturally determined constructs capable of acquiring new meanings and new forms. By bringing together these two kinds of 'talking back,' Rozett challenges the traditional separation between critical and pedagogical inquiry that has until recently dominated English studies.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main theme of 'Talking Back to Shakespeare'? A: 'Talking Back to Shakespeare' explores how Shakespeare's plays have inspired readers to respond critically, reflecting their cultural and ideological perspectives.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Talking Back to Shakespeare'? A: The book is authored by Martha Tuck Rozett.
- Q: What type of book is 'Talking Back to Shakespeare'? A: 'Talking Back to Shakespeare' is classified under Criticism & Theory and is a hardcover book.
- Q: How many pages are in 'Talking Back to Shakespeare'? A: The book contains 215 pages.
- Q: What is the publication date of 'Talking Back to Shakespeare'? A: 'Talking Back to Shakespeare' was published on January 1, 1994.
- Q: Is 'Talking Back to Shakespeare' in good condition? A: Yes, the book is described as being in mint condition.
- Q: What edition of 'Talking Back to Shakespeare' is available? A: The available edition is the First Edition.
- Q: Does 'Talking Back to Shakespeare' include feminist perspectives? A: Yes, the book discusses perspectives from marginalized readers, including women and their interpretations of Shakespeare's works.
- Q: Can 'Talking Back to Shakespeare' be used in academic settings? A: Yes, the book is suitable for academic use, especially in literary criticism and educational contexts.
- Q: What makes 'Talking Back to Shakespeare' unique? A: 'Talking Back to Shakespeare' uniquely combines classroom discussions with literary reinterpretations, challenging traditional views on Shakespeare's texts.