Global Shakespeare and Visual Art
Will be published approx. on 14. December 2026
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-1-6669-7295-5 (ISBN)
Description
From paintings to sculptures and manga to street art, Global Shakespeare and Visual Art reveals how Shakespeare's works and legacy have inspired artists around the world for centuries.
Global Shakespeare and Visual Art explores how William Shakespeare's works and legacy have inspired artists around the world for centuries. This volume is a series of original studies on the aesthetic presence and interpretation of Shakespeare in such media as book illustrations, digital art, film, graphic novels, manga, portraiture, staged performance, sculpture, and stained glass. Focusing on the global reach of Shakespeare opens up the varied influences of his works on cultures past and present, especially in the context of globalization. By focusing on the contemporary interplay between early modern literature and visual culture, this book offers an inclusive view of intermedial translation and adaptation, coupled with critical explorations of Shakespearean global presence. The varied chapters consider Shakespeare's plays and poetry in the context of their artistic afterlives, revealing an unparalleled cultural reach and fostering a broader appreciation of Shakespearean impact on global artistic traditions
Global Shakespeare and Visual Art explores how William Shakespeare's works and legacy have inspired artists around the world for centuries. This volume is a series of original studies on the aesthetic presence and interpretation of Shakespeare in such media as book illustrations, digital art, film, graphic novels, manga, portraiture, staged performance, sculpture, and stained glass. Focusing on the global reach of Shakespeare opens up the varied influences of his works on cultures past and present, especially in the context of globalization. By focusing on the contemporary interplay between early modern literature and visual culture, this book offers an inclusive view of intermedial translation and adaptation, coupled with critical explorations of Shakespearean global presence. The varied chapters consider Shakespeare's plays and poetry in the context of their artistic afterlives, revealing an unparalleled cultural reach and fostering a broader appreciation of Shakespearean impact on global artistic traditions
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
84 b/w illus
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
308 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6669-7295-5 (9781666972955)
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Persons
Mario Murgia is Professor of English, Translation, and Comparative Literature at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Islam Issa is Professor of Literature and History at Birmingham City University, UK.
Islam Issa is Professor of Literature and History at Birmingham City University, UK.
Content
List of Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Contributors
Foreword by Paul Edmondson (Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, UK)
Acknowledgements
Part I: Panoramas
1. "To view his countless glory": Around the World with Visual Shakespeare
Islam Issa (Birmingham City University, UK) and Mario Murgia (National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico)
2. Teaching Shakespeare with Visual Art
Marissa Greenberg (University of New Mexico, USA)
Part II: Visualizations
3. Shakespeare's Lucrece and "a piece of skilful painting"
David Scott Kastan (Yale University, USA)
4. Delacroix and Hamlet
David Roberts (Birmingham City University, UK)
5. Dore's Collaborative and Unfinished Illustrations of Shakespeare
Angelica Duran (Purdue University, USA)
6. "O well-painted passion!": Othello on Canvas and in Nineteenth-Century Mexico
Mario Murgia(National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico)
7. "The Miracle of Nothing.": Kokoschka's King Lear
Wendy Furman-Adams (Whittier College, USA)
8. Visual Representations of The Tempest in Argentina
Maria Ines Castagnino and Lucas Margarit (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Part III: Transformations
9. Shakespeare in Stained Glass Across the Globe
Beverley Sherry (University of Sydney, Australia)
10. Making "Zulu-ness" Visible: Sibiya and the Umabatha Woodcuts
Laurence Wright (North-West University, South Africa)
11. "What wood is this before us?": Shakespeare in Siberian Pine
Helen Hopkins (Birmingham City University, UK)
12. Performing Shakespeare in the UAE
Paul Innes (United Arab Emirates University, UAE)
13. Caricatures and Turkish Shakespeares
Murat OEguetcue (Adiyaman University, Turkey)
Part IV: Reimaginings
14. New Woman, New Emotions: Shakespeare in Nineteenth-Century Bengal
Shormishtha Panja (University of Delhi, India)
15. Egyptian Shakespeareana in Twentieth-Century Film: Reimagining Female Agency and Tragedy
Noha Mohamad Mohamad Ibraheem (Cairo University, Egypt)
16. The Diasporic Power of Sakuishi's Manga
Shinji Yamamoto (Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan)
17. Urban Shakespeare: Civic and Public Art in England's Second City
Islam Issa (Birmingham City University, UK)
18. Imagining/Imaging Future Shakespeare
Kevin Wetmore, Jr. (Loyola Marymount University, USA)
Afterword by David Currell (Australian Catholic University, Australia)
List of Figures
List of Contributors
Foreword by Paul Edmondson (Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, UK)
Acknowledgements
Part I: Panoramas
1. "To view his countless glory": Around the World with Visual Shakespeare
Islam Issa (Birmingham City University, UK) and Mario Murgia (National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico)
2. Teaching Shakespeare with Visual Art
Marissa Greenberg (University of New Mexico, USA)
Part II: Visualizations
3. Shakespeare's Lucrece and "a piece of skilful painting"
David Scott Kastan (Yale University, USA)
4. Delacroix and Hamlet
David Roberts (Birmingham City University, UK)
5. Dore's Collaborative and Unfinished Illustrations of Shakespeare
Angelica Duran (Purdue University, USA)
6. "O well-painted passion!": Othello on Canvas and in Nineteenth-Century Mexico
Mario Murgia(National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico)
7. "The Miracle of Nothing.": Kokoschka's King Lear
Wendy Furman-Adams (Whittier College, USA)
8. Visual Representations of The Tempest in Argentina
Maria Ines Castagnino and Lucas Margarit (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Part III: Transformations
9. Shakespeare in Stained Glass Across the Globe
Beverley Sherry (University of Sydney, Australia)
10. Making "Zulu-ness" Visible: Sibiya and the Umabatha Woodcuts
Laurence Wright (North-West University, South Africa)
11. "What wood is this before us?": Shakespeare in Siberian Pine
Helen Hopkins (Birmingham City University, UK)
12. Performing Shakespeare in the UAE
Paul Innes (United Arab Emirates University, UAE)
13. Caricatures and Turkish Shakespeares
Murat OEguetcue (Adiyaman University, Turkey)
Part IV: Reimaginings
14. New Woman, New Emotions: Shakespeare in Nineteenth-Century Bengal
Shormishtha Panja (University of Delhi, India)
15. Egyptian Shakespeareana in Twentieth-Century Film: Reimagining Female Agency and Tragedy
Noha Mohamad Mohamad Ibraheem (Cairo University, Egypt)
16. The Diasporic Power of Sakuishi's Manga
Shinji Yamamoto (Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan)
17. Urban Shakespeare: Civic and Public Art in England's Second City
Islam Issa (Birmingham City University, UK)
18. Imagining/Imaging Future Shakespeare
Kevin Wetmore, Jr. (Loyola Marymount University, USA)
Afterword by David Currell (Australian Catholic University, Australia)