Shakespeare for the people: working class readers, 1800–1900
Auteur :
Murphy, Andrew
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521176552
Date de publication :
30 sept. 2010
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
380 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Examining the lives and experiences of a wide range of working-class readers in the nineteenth century, Andrew Murphy explores the ways in which even the poorest members of society were able to become readers of Shakespeare. He asks whether it matters that Shakespeare has lost his popular audience today.