South African Essays on 'Universal' Shakespeare

South African Essays on 'Universal' Shakespeare collects new scholarship and extant (but previously unpublished) material reflecting the changing nature of Shakespeare studies across various 'generation gaps'. Each essay in exploring the nuances of Shakespearean production and reception across time and space is inflected by a South African connection. In some cases this is simply because of the author's nationality or institutional affiliation; in others there is a direct engagement with what Shakespeare means or has meant in South Africa. By investigating the universality of Shakespeare from both implicitly and explicitly 'southern' perspectives the book presents new possibilities for considering (and reassessing) shifting manifestations of Shakespeare's work in major Shakespearean 'centres' such as Britain and the United States as well as across the global North and South.