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Availability:In StockContributor:Agnieszka Orszulak, Agnieszka RomanowskaPublish date:6/6/2023Pages:200
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Jagiellonian University PressISBN-13:9788323350019ISBN-10:8323350019UPC:9788323350019Book Category:Drama, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:European, TheaterBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.49Product ID:SCXKTEZPG8

Reading the Past, Understanding the Present is a collection of essays written by students from nine European universities, who took part in the Strategic Partnership, "Facing Europe in Crisis: Shakespeare's World and Present Challenges," aiming to promote historical understanding of the crises plaguing the contemporary Europe and the world. In each chapter, the authors examine early modern theatre, the works by William Shakespeare in particular, and how it interacts with various local and global issues, reflecting on their cultural and socio-political origins and consequences. This book offers an innovative insight into the relationship between the past represented in such plays as The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, The Tempest

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Jagiellonian University PressISBN-13:9788323350019ISBN-10:8323350019UPC:9788323350019Book Category:Drama, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:European, TheaterBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.49Product ID:SCXKTEZPG8
Agnieszka Romanowska teaches history of English literature and culture at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Her main field of research is literary and theatrical reception of Shakespeare in Poland and literary translation.

Agnieszka Orszulak studies English literature at the Institute of English Studies and translation at the Chair for Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Her academic interests include early modern English literature, contemporary historical fiction, and literary translation.

Publisher: Jagiellonian University Press

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Agnieszka Orszulak, Agnieszka Romanowska

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