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This Distracted Globe: The Question of Subjectivity in the Postmodern Renaissance and Shakespeare's Hamlet on Stage and on Screen - Couverture souple

Arvas, Abdulhamit

 
9783846587188: This Distracted Globe: The Question of Subjectivity in the Postmodern Renaissance and Shakespeare's Hamlet on Stage and on Screen
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ISBN 10 : 3846587184 ISBN 13 : 9783846587188
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

This book demonstrates how contemporary theories of subjectivity have their roots in early modern philosophical and literary arguments, particularly in Shakespeare’s “distracted Globe.” Abdulhamit Arvas discusses Shakespeare’s Hamlet in relation to the modernist idea of the autonomous self and the postmodernist idea of the decentered subjectivities to explore the notion of the self in early modern thought and to suggest how Hamlet’s preoccupation with philosophical and rhetorical modes of self-display can be seen as anticipating certain postmodern theories. This work offers an interpretation for Hamlet’s subjectivity from a postmodernist point of view which asserts that the play examines the very discursive formulation of the self and uncovers the fragility of the idea itself. In conjunction with these arguments, the book includes a close analysis of Hamlet’s postmodern film adaptations—of Coronado and Almereyda versions in particular— to elucidate the early modern- postmodern relations. By offering new insights to the question of subjectivity and closely analyzing movie adaptations of Hamlet, this book is a contribution to discussions in Shakespeare and Shakespearean film studies.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book demonstrates how contemporary theories of subjectivity have their roots in early modern philosophical and literary arguments, particularly in Shakespeare’s “distracted Globe.” Abdulhamit Arvas discusses Shakespeare’s Hamlet in relation to the modernist idea of the autonomous self and the postmodernist idea of the decentered subjectivities to explore the notion of the self in early modern thought and to suggest how Hamlet’s preoccupation with philosophical and rhetorical modes of self-display can be seen as anticipating certain postmodern theories. This work offers an interpretation for Hamlet’s subjectivity from a postmodernist point of view which asserts that the play examines the very discursive formulation of the self and uncovers the fragility of the idea itself. In conjunction with these arguments, the book includes a close analysis of Hamlet’s postmodern film adaptations—of Coronado and Almereyda versions in particular— to elucidate the early modern- postmodern relations. By offering new insights to the question of subjectivity and closely analyzing movie adaptations of Hamlet, this book is a contribution to discussions in Shakespeare and Shakespearean film studies.

Biographie de l'auteur

obtained his BA in English Language and Literature from Hacettepe University,Turkey, and his MA in English from Eastern Michigan University as a Fulbright scholar. Currently, he is a PhD candidate in English specializing in early modern studies at Michigan State University where he at the same time teaches literature classes as a teaching assistant

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3846587184
ISBN 13 
9783846587188
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
100
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