Posthumanist Shakespeares

By Stefan Herbrechter and Ivan Callus

Book Overview

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 in particular, but also provides posthumanist readings of other Shakespearean plays.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349348139
• ISBN13: 9781349348138
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"