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Popular Shakespeare

Simulation and Subversion on the Modern Stage

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  • © 2009

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies (PASHST)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Ambiguous Applause

  2. Stand-up Shakespeare

  3. Jeffrey Archer: The One that Got Away

  4. Blasphemy

  5. Alternative Endings

  6. ‘It’s the famous bit!’: Fragments

  7. Rough Magic

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About this book

In recent years, the 'Popular Shakespeare' phenomenon has become ever more pervasive: in fringe productions, mainstream theatre, or the mass media, Shakespeare is increasingly constructed as an authentic part of popular culture. A vivid account of Shakespeare in performance since the 1990s, this book examines what 'Shakespeare' means to us today.

Reviews

There is much to recommend in Popular Shakespeare . It is full of well-told and genuinely amusing examples of productions.' - Jerome Monahan, Around the Globe , magazine of Shakespeare's Globe

About the author

Stephen Purcell is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Warwick, UK. He directs for the theatre company The Pantaloons.

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