TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kostihová,Marcela
TI  - Shakespeare in transition: political appropriations in the post-communist Czech Republic 
T2  - Performance interventions
SN  - 9780230203242
AV  - PR2971.C85 K67 2010
U1  - 822.33 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York, NY
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Shakespeare, William,
KW  - Politics and literature
KW  - Czech Republic
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-204) and index; Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Shakespeares of the post-communist world -- Living Czech Shakespeare -- Translation Wars: Redefining Shakespeare in Post-Socialist Czech Republic -- Katharine Humanized: Abusing the Shrew on Prague Stages -- Politics of Desire: Homoeroticism in Post-Communist Czech Shakespeare -- Epilogue: Into the European Union
N2  - "This book investigates the political dimensions of Czech Shakespeare appropriation and production in the wake of the fall of communism, uncovering an anxious struggle between dimensions of Czech nationhood that comes to a head in a competition for a 'true' Shakespeare, and addressing key issues such as gender, globalization and national culture"--
ER  -