Through its coverage, The Shakespearean World offers a comprehensive transhistorical and international view of the ways this Shakespeare has not only influenced but has also been influenced by diverse cultures during 400 years of performance, adaptation, criticism, and citation. Shakespeare on stage internationally since the late seventeenth century Shakespeare on film throughout the world Shakespeare in the arts beyond drama and performance Shakespeare in everyday life Shakespeare and critical practice. In adopting a global perspective, the volume arranges thirty-six chapters in five parts: Throughout the book, specialists aim to situate Shakespeare’s world and what the world is because of him. It also signifies the attitudes towards both author and works determined by their receptions. “Shakespeare” signifies the historical person, as well as the plays and verse attributed to him. Constantly changing, the Shakespeare central to this volume has acquired an array of meanings over the past four centuries. The Shakespearean World takes a global view of Shakespeare and his works, especially their afterlives.
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