Shakespeare and the Culture of Romanticism

Book Overview

How theatre directors, actors, poets, women writers, political philosophers, gallery owners and other professionals in the nineteenth century turned to Shakespeare in myriad ways to advance their own political, artistic, or commercial agendas is the subject of this collection. Whether Whig or Tory, male or female, intellectual or commercial, Romantic writers found in Shakespeare a powerful medium through which to claim authority for their particular interests.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138253820
• ISBN13: 9781138253827
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"