Marxist Shakespeares

Marxist Shakespeares uses the rich analytic resources of the Marxist tradition to look at Shakespeares plays afresh. The book offers new insights into the historical conditions within which Shakespeares representations of class and gender emerged, and into Shakespeares role in the global culture industry stretching from Hollywood to the Globe Theatre. A vital resource for students of Shakespeare which includes Marxs own readings of Shakespeare, Derrida on Marx, and also Bourdieu, Bataillle, Negri and Alice Clark.