{"product_id":"shakespeare-and-social-theory-the-play-of-great-ideas-paperback","title":"Shakespeare and Social Theory: The Play of Great Ideas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBradd Shore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a bridge between Shakespeare studies and classical social theory, opening up readings of Shakespeare to a new audience outside of literary studies and the humanities. Shakespeare has long been known as a \"great thinker\" and this book reads his plays through the lens of an anthropologist, revealing new connections between Shakespeare's plays and the lives we now lead.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClose readings of a selection of frequently studied plays-\u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Winter's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eKing Lear-\u003c\/em\u003eengage with the texts in detail while connecting them with some of the biggest questions we all ask ourselves, about love, friendship, ritual, language, human interactions, and the world around us. The plays are examined through various social theories including performance theory, cognitive theory, semiotics, exchange theory, and structuralism. The book concludes with a consideration of how \"the new astronomy\" of his day and developments in optics changed the very idea of \"perspective,\" and shaped Shakespeare's approach to embedding social theory in his dramatic texts. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis accessible and engaging book will appeal to those approaching Shakespeare from outside literary studies but will also be valuable to literature students approaching Shakespeare for the first time, or looking for a new angle on the plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBradd Shore\u003c\/strong\u003e is Goodrich C. White Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Emory University, USA. A psychological and cognitive anthropologist, he has authored some 65 scholarly papers and three books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51786104406304,"sku":"9781032017167","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a2d3e1fc0ab07f9fca2e098db4666cb4.webp?v=1780627769","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/shakespeare-and-social-theory-the-play-of-great-ideas-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}