Shakespeare and Superheroes [electronic resource] / by Jeffrey Kahan
- Author:
- Kahan, Jeffrey, 1964-
- Published:
- Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2018 (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Leeds [England] : Arc Humanities Press, [2018] (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015) - Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF (x, 94 pages) :) illustrations (chielf color).
- Additional Creators:
- Project Muse
- Access Online:
- serialssolutions.com
- Series:
- Recreational Shakespeare
- Restrictions on Access:
- License restrictions may limit access.
- Contents:
- "I have shot mine arrow o'er the house, / and hurt my brother" : death and redemption in Hamlet and Arrow -- Of guise and gals : Wonder Woman and Shakespearean cross-dressing -- Tonight at the improv : comedians slay! Two drink minimum -- Postscript : comic books and literary values.
- Summary:
- This short book offers a series of thought experiments and invites Shakespeareans to rediscover the wonders and pleasures of fandom. It does not argue that comic books and movies can or should replace Shakespeare; the goal is to explore the values in both, to think of comics as allusively Shakespearean, telling similar stories, expressing similar concerns, exploring similar values. Shakespeare and Superheroes seeks to re-democratize criticism by encouraging all readers to engage in and to respond to literary arguments using their own common cultural language.
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- ISBN:
- 9781942401780
9781942401773 (print) - Note:
- Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages) and index.
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