How Shakespeare Became Colonial Editorial Tradition And The British Empire Leah S Marcus by Leah S. Marcus 9781315298160, 1315298163 instant download after payment.

In this fascinating book, Leah S. Marcus argues that the colonial context in which Shakespeare was edited and disseminated during the heyday of the British Empire has left a mark on Shakespeare’s texts to the present day. How Shakespeare Became Colonial offers a unique and engaging argument, including:

A brief history of the colonial importance of editing Shakespeare;

The colonially inflected racism that hides behind the editing of Othello;

The editing of female characters – colonization as sexual conquest;

The significance of editions that were specifically created for schools in India
during British colonial rule.
Marcus traces important ways in which the colonial enterprise of setting forth the
best possible Shakespeare for world consumption has continued to be visible in the
recent treatment of his playtexts today, despite our belief that we are global or
postcolonial in approach.