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Shakespeare in the Present (Accents on Shakespeare) Book

Shakespeare in the Present is an outstanding collection of essays by Terence Hawkes, which engage with, explain, and explore 'presentism'. Presentism is a critical manoeuvre which uses relevant aspects of the contemporary as a crucial trigger for its investigations. It deliberately begins with the material present and lets that set the interrogative agenda. This book suggests ways in which its principles may be applied to aspects of Shakespeare's plays. Hawkes concentrates on two main areas in which Presentism impacts on the study of Shakespeare. The first is the concept of 'devolution' in British politics. The second is Presentism's commitment to a reversal of conceptual hierarchies such as primary/secondary, and past/present, and the interaction between performance and reference. The result is to sophisticate and expand our notion on performing and to refocus interest on what the early modern Shakespeare's plays.Read More

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  • 0415261961
  • 9780415261968
  • Terence Hawkes
  • 18 July 2002
  • Routledge
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 192
  • 1
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