Shakespeare and Cultural Materialist Theory

Shakespeare and Cultural Materialist Theory by Christopher Marlow

Cultural materialism is one of the most important and one of the most provocative theories to have emerged in the last thirty years. Combining close attention to Shakespearean texts and the conditions of their production with an explicit left-wing political affiliation, cultural materialism offers readers a radical avenue through which to engage with Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare and Cultural Materialist Theory charts the inception and development of this theory, setting out its central tenets and analysing the work of key thinkers such as Alan Sinfield, Jonathan Dollimore, Terence Hawkes and Catherine Belsey. Unlike most literary theories, cultural materialism attempts to use the study of Shakespeare to intervene in the politics of the present day, and its unsettling approach has not passed without objection, both within academia and without. This book considers the debates, scandals and controversies caused by cultural materialism, and by applying it to Shakespeare afresh, demonstrates that the theory is still very much alive and kicking.

The strength of this book lies in its clarity - a clarity born of understanding rather than simplificationMarlow “gets” cultural materialism. Add to that the intelligence and generosity of his approach and you have a book exemplary of its kind. -- Jonathan Dollimore, author of 'Desire: A Memoir' (Bloomsbury, 2017)

Christopher Marlow is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Lincoln, UK.

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ISBN 13	9781472572936
ISBN 10	1472572939
Title	Shakespeare and Cultural Materialist Theory
Author	Christopher Marlow
Series	Shakespeare And Theory
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2019-02-21
Number of pages	224
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