David Rollison discusses “Shakespeare’s Overview: Did He Have Any Theory of English Historical Development?”. Rollison is the Honorary Research Associate of History at the University of Sydney. This talk was included in the session titled, “Conceptualizing Commoners and Social Struggle”.

Rethinking Shakespeare in the Social Depths of Politics

Shakespeare’s Overview: Did He Have Any Theory of English Historical Development?

The “new social history” has exploded the myth that Shakespeare’s society comprised a culture of obedience. Repositioning his works in the popular politics of his period, social historians and literary critics reassess Shakespeare’s presentation of power and authority.

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Rethinking Shakespeare in the Social Depths of Politics