| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
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| Title Information: |
political appropriations in the postcommunist Czech Republic |
| Author: |
KostihováMarcela, 1974- |
| Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: |
Palgrave Connect (Online service) |
| Place of Publication: |
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY |
| Published: |
Palgrave Macmillan; |
| Year of Publication: |
2010 |
| Description: |
1 online resource (xi, 210 p.)ill. : |
| Series: |
Performance interventions |
| Subject: |
Politics and literature - History - Czech Republic - 20th century. - |
| Subject: |
1564-1616. - |
| Subject: |
20th century. - |
| Subject: |
Appreciation. - |
| Subject: |
Czech Republic. - |
| Subject: |
History. - |
| Subject: |
History and criticism. - |
| Subject: |
Politics and literature. - |
| Subject: |
Shakespeare, William. - |
| Subject: |
Translations into Czech. - |
| Subject: |
LITERARY CRITICISM - Shakespeare. - |
| Subject: |
DRAMA - Shakespeare. - |
| Personal Subject: |
Shakespeare - William - Appreciation - Czech Republic. - |
| Personal Subject: |
Shakespeare - William - Translations into Czech - |
| Online resource: |
http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230290426An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information |
| Notes: |
Description based on print version record. |
| Summary: |
In her compelling cross-disciplinary series of case studies, Kostiho{grave}v bucks the popular and scholarly consensus that declared postcommunist Shakespeare to be apolitical. Shakespeare in Transition investigates the political dimensions of Czech Shakespeare appropriation and production in the wake of the fall of Communism in 1989. Whether in focusing on recent arguments about Shakespeare translation (zooming in on an explosive public debate where inaccurate Shakespeare translation was equated with 'treason against Czech national culture') or comparative consideration of clusters of themed performances, Kostihov persuasively demonstrates that Shakespeare takes a leading role in refracting contemporary hot-button political issues -such as new legislation on gender, sexuality, and domestic abuse -that aim to redefine the normative boundaries of postcommunist citizenship. |
| ISBN: |
9780230290426electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
0230290426electronic bk. |
| Content Note: |
The End of History' in Central and Eastern Europe Shakespeares of the Postcommunist World Translation Wars: Redefining Shakespeare in Post-Socialist Czech Republic Katharine 'Humanized': Abusing the 'Shrew' on Prague Stages Politics of Desire: Homoeroticism in Post-Communist Czech Shakespeare Epilogue: Into the European Union. |