Excuse Me While I Turn this Upside-Down
Three Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12929904 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Louise Harrington (0000-0003-2884-9949, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 123-142 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Canadian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1757-8078 • E-ISSN: 0269-9222 |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3828/bjcs.20.1.6 |
| OpenAlex | W2049203027 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
By examining three recent theatrical adaptations of Shakespeare by three Canadian authors (Ann-Marie MacDonald, Margaret Clarke and Djanet Sears), this article discusses the ways in which the plays re-write and re-appropriate Shakespeare for contemporary postcolonial North America, in defiance of the conservative Bard constructed by Ontario's Stratford Festival. This article demonstrates how, despite their superficial differences in focus, all three plays share a concern with interrogating the complexities of class, sexuality and politics, and explore themes – victimhood and survival – that are often portrayed as central to much Canadian literature
Biology · Excuse · Political science · Turn (biochemistry · History · Law · Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |