{"product_id":"the-taming-of-the-shrew-the-state-of-play-paperback","title":"The Taming of the Shrew: The State of Play - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Flaherty\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHeather C. Easterling\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Taming of the Shrew\u003c\/i\u003e has puzzled, entertained and angered audiences, and it has been reinvented many times throughout its controversial history. Offering a focused overview of key emerging ideas and discourses surrounding Shakespeare's problematic comedy, the volume reveals and debates how contemporary readings and adaptions of the play have sought to reconsider and resolve the play's contentious portrayal of gender, power and identity. Each chapter has been carefully selected for its originality and relevance to the needs of students, teachers and researchers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKey themes and issues include: \u003cbr\u003e- Gender and Power\u003cbr\u003e- History and Early Modern Contexts\u003cbr\u003e- Performance and Politics\u003cbr\u003e- Adaptation and Afterlife\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAll the essays offer new perspectives and combine to give readers an up-to-date understanding of what's exciting and challenging about \u003ci\u003eThe Taming of the Shrew\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Flaherty \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Georgia College, USA, and her research emphasizes adaptation theory and global Shakespeare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeather C. Easterling \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of English at Gonzaga University, USA, where she is a specialist in Renaissance Studies with research focused on early modern English drama and its urban context of 16th and 17th-century London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783961182496,"sku":"9781350217768","price":77.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/edc79b69b3f45f7a83268c8e301e82e6.webp?v=1780597517","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-taming-of-the-shrew-the-state-of-play-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}