
Prison Shakespeare
For These Deep Shames and Great Indignities
Rob Pensalfini(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 4. November 2015
Book
Hardback
X, 246 pages
978-1-137-45020-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores the development of the global phenomenon of Prison Shakespeare, from its emergence in the 1980s to the present day. It provides a succinct history of the phenomenon and its spread before going on to explore one case study the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble's (Australia) Shakespeare Prison Project in detail. The book then analyses the phenomenon from a number of perspectives, and evaluates a number of claims made about the outcomes of such programs, particularly as they relate to offender health and behaviour. Unlike previous works on the topic, which are largely individual case studies, this book focuses not only on Prison Shakespeare's impact on the prisoners who directly participate, but also on prison culture and on broader social attitudes towards both prisoners and Shakespeare.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
X, 246 p.
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
465 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-45020-3 (9781137450203)
DOI
10.1057/9781137450210
Schweitzer Classification
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01/2016
Palgrave Macmillan
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01/2014
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Person
Rob Pensalfini is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and Drama at the University of Queensland, Australia, and the Artistic Director of the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble. In addition to publishing extensively on Australian Aboriginal languages and on Shakespeare performance in Australia, he has directed and acted in dozens of Shakespeare productions.
Content
List of illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. The History of Prison Shakespeare 3. The Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble's Shakespeare Prison Project 4. The Prisoner's Condition 5. The Claims of Prison Shakespeare 6. What's So Special about Shakespeare? 7. Conclusion Bibliography Index