Shakespeare and Posthumanist Theory charts challenges in the field of Shakespeare studies to the assumption that the category "human" is real, stable, or worthy of privileging in discussions of the playwright's work. Drawing on a variety of methodologies - cognitive theory, systems theory, animal studies, ecostudies, the new materialisms - the volume investigates the world of Shakespeare's plays and poems in order to represent more thoroughly its variety, its ethics of inclusion, and its resistance to human triumphalism and exceptionalism. Karen Raber, a leading scholar in the field, clearly and cogently guides the reader through complex theoretical terrain, providing fresh, exciting readings of plays including Othello, The Tempest, Titus Andronicus, Troilus and Cressida and Henry IV Part 1.

This book examines the influence of posthumanist theory on interpretations of Shakespeare's texts and culture, and the reciprocal influence of Shakespeare on posthumanist theory.

About the Author
Karen Raber is Professor of English at the University of Mississippi, USA, specializing in early modern literature and culture. She has published extensively in the fields of gender and early modern women writers, animal studies, and ecostudies.

Reviews
An excellent orientation to this theory and practice that will interest multiple audiences. In no-nonsense prose, Raber sets out the intellectual genealogy of posthumanism... * Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 *



Book Information
ISBN 9781474234443
Author Karen Raber
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint The Arden Shakespeare
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 240g