Shakespeare as German author

Shakespeare as German Author', edited by John McCarthy, revisits in particular the formative phase of German Shakespeare reception 1760-1830. Following a detailed introduction to the historical and theoretical parameters of an era in search of its own literary voice, six case studies examine Shakespeare's catalytic role in reshaping German aesthetics and stage production. They illuminate what German speakers found so appealing (or off-putting) about Shakespeare's spirit, consider how translating it nurtured new linguistic and aesthetic sensibilities, and reflect on its relationship to German Geist through translation and cultural transfer theory. In the process, they shed new light, e.g., on the rise of 'Hamlet' to canonical status, the role of women translators, and why 'Titus Andronicus' proved so influential in twentieth-century theater performance. 0.

Year

2018

Language

English

Series

Amsterdamer Beiträge zur neueren Germanistik -- volume 90

Publisher

Brill Rodopi

Editions

1

Pages

245

ISBN

9789004361584

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