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Shakespeare and Youth Culture
Wetmore, Kevin J., Jr.; Hulbert, Jennifer; York, Robert L.
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Description for Shakespeare and Youth Culture
Hardback. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSGS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
This book explores the appropriation of Shakespeare by youth culture and the expropriation of youth culture in the manufacture and marketing of 'Shakespeare'. Considering the reduction, translation and referencing of the plays and the man, the volume examines the confluence between Shakepop and rock, rap, graphic novels, teen films and pop psychology.
This book explores the appropriation of Shakespeare by youth culture and the expropriation of youth culture in the manufacture and marketing of 'Shakespeare'. Considering the reduction, translation and referencing of the plays and the man, the volume examines the confluence between Shakepop and rock, rap, graphic novels, teen films and pop psychology.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Number of Pages
249
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403972842
SKU
V9781403972842
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About Wetmore, Kevin J., Jr.; Hulbert, Jennifer; York, Robert L.
KEVIN J. WETMORE is Assistant Professor of Theatre, California State University, USA. JENNIFER HULBERT is recipient of the Provost's Young Scholar Grant at Denison University, USA ROBERT L. YORK is Assistant Professor of English, Ivy Tech State College, USA.
Reviews for Shakespeare and Youth Culture
' Shakespeare and Youth Culture provides fascinating analysis of the interplay between the Bard's works and a wide array of cultural artifacts, film, rock music, hip hop, toys, comics, graphic novels, pop psychology, that constitute Shakespeare's 'after-life' in post-modern culture. Its perceptive examination of Shakespeare's influence on youth culture and youth culture's role in the current construction of Shakespeare's plays ... Read more