Shakespeare and Youth Culture - Softcover

Hulbert, J.; Jr., K. Wetmore; York, R.; Wetmore Jr., Kevin J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0230623077 ISBN 13: 9780230623071

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

Synopsis

This volume deconstructs the underlying assumptions behind youth-culture Shakespeare and then analyzes specific "texts," from 10 Things I Hate about You to The Bomb-itty of Errors, from The Sandman to Reviving Ophelia. The authors explore 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 engages the points of confluence between Shakepop and rock, rap, toys, graphic novels, teen films, and pop psychology.

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Review:

'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 makes it mandatory reading for high school and college educators, cultural critics, and anyone with an interest in Shakespeare's impact on contemporary culture.' - Lisa McDonnell, Denison University, USA 

Book Description:

A study of the appropriation of Shakespeare by youth culture

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0230623077
• ISBN 13: 9780230623071
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260