Green Shakespeare (Accents on Shakespeare)

ISBN: 0415322952

Author: Egan, Gabriel

Condition: New

Ecocriticism, a theoretical movement examining cultural constructions of Nature in their social and political contexts, is making an increasingly important contribution to our understanding of Shakespeares plays. Gabriel Egan's Green Shakespeare presents:an overview of the concept of ecocriticismdetailed ecocritical readings of Henry V, Macbeth, As You Like It, Antony & Cleopatra, King Lear, Coriolanus, Pericles, Cymbeline, The Winters Tale and The Tempestanalysis of themes such as nature and human society; food and biological nature; the supernatural and the weathera bold argument for a contemporary EcoShakespeare, taking into account the environmental and political implications of globalization and intellectual property laws.Crossing the boundaries of literary and cultural studies to draw in politics, philosophy and ecology, this volume not only introduces one of the most lively areas of contemporary Shakespeare studies, but also puts forward a convincing case for Shakespeares continuing relevance to contemporary theory.