Geraldo U de Sousa
Biographic Data
| ID | 5921364 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Geraldo U de Sousa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Geraldo U |
| FAMILY NAME | de Sousa |
| SIGNATURE | DE SOUSA G U |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kansas |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-5367-3860 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 218 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Illyria in Shakespeare's England
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The Mediterranean and “Mediterranean Studies”
This essay focuses on the meaning of “Mediterranean” and “Mediterranean studies,” offers an overview of the author's tenure as editor of the journal Mediterranean Studies (2001–11), and provides reminiscences of the Congresses and educational post tours organized by the Mediterranean Studies Association. A singularly capacious view of what defines the Mediterranean and the complexities of the field of Mediterranean studies emerge from an examinat…
Introduction
For Shakespeare, the Mediterranean represents a sense of in-betweenness. No other region, except for the British Isles, engaged his imagination so thoroughly and consistently from his earliest to his latest plays. In his 1917 essay, J. D. Rogers argues that “Europe is Shakespeare's centre, and although things intrude now and then, like spectres from another world, his plots, themes and scenes are almost exclusively European” (1917: 170). “Beyond …
Home and Abroad
This article examines Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors from an oceanic perspective, and explores how the play juxtaposes and interrogates home and the sea. Such an oceanic perspective requires not only a critical reassessment but also new approaches. Shakespeare gives his Mediterranean Sea a contemporary feel and raises questions about the extent to which the sea erases boundaries and shapes or challenges our sense of identity. Syracuse and Eph…
Shakespeare's Cross-Cultural Encounters
Mediterranean Studies (Mediterranean Studies Journal)
Shakespeare’s Cross-Cultural Encounters
In this highly entertaining study, De Sousa argues that Shakespeare reinterprets, refashions and reinscribes his alien characters - Jews, Moors, Amazons and gypsies. In this way, the dramatist questio
Textual Intersections
On 13 May 1888, Princess Isabel, Regent of the Empire of Brazil, signed into law the emancipation of all slaves in the country, and masses of her subjects took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro to celebrate. Two years later, Brazilians, now under a provisional republican government, witnessed another momentous event in the history of African slavery. On 14 December 1890, Rui Barbosa, Minister of Finance and Internal Affairs, ordered a thorough sea…
Shakespeare’s Cross-Cultural Encounters
In this highly entertaining study, De Sousa argues that Shakespeare reinterprets, refashions and reinscribes his alien characters - Jews, Moors, Amazons and gypsies. In this way, the dramatist questio
Textual Intersections
On 13 May 1888, Princess Isabel, Regent of the Empire of Brazil, signed into law the emancipation of all slaves in the country, and masses of her subjects took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro to celebrate. Two years later, Brazilians, now under a provisional republican government, witnessed another momentous event in the history of African slavery. On 14 December 1890, Rui Barbosa, Minister of Finance and Internal Affairs, ordered a thorough sea…
Mediterranean Studies (Mediterranean Studies Journal)
Shakespeare's Cross-Cultural Encounters
Introduction
For Shakespeare, the Mediterranean represents a sense of in-betweenness. No other region, except for the British Isles, engaged his imagination so thoroughly and consistently from his earliest to his latest plays. In his 1917 essay, J. D. Rogers argues that “Europe is Shakespeare's centre, and although things intrude now and then, like spectres from another world, his plots, themes and scenes are almost exclusively European” (1917: 170). “Beyond …
Home and Abroad
This article examines Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors from an oceanic perspective, and explores how the play juxtaposes and interrogates home and the sea. Such an oceanic perspective requires not only a critical reassessment but also new approaches. Shakespeare gives his Mediterranean Sea a contemporary feel and raises questions about the extent to which the sea erases boundaries and shapes or challenges our sense of identity. Syracuse and Eph…
The Mediterranean and “Mediterranean Studies”
This essay focuses on the meaning of “Mediterranean” and “Mediterranean studies,” offers an overview of the author's tenure as editor of the journal Mediterranean Studies (2001–11), and provides reminiscences of the Congresses and educational post tours organized by the Mediterranean Studies Association. A singularly capacious view of what defines the Mediterranean and the complexities of the field of Mediterranean studies emerge from an examinat…
Illyria in Shakespeare's England
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
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