Local and Global Myths in Shakespearean Performance

This collection of scholarly essays offers a new understanding of local and global myths that have been constructed around Shakespeare in theatre, cinema, and television from the nineteenth century to the present. Drawing on a definition of myth as a powerful ideological narrative,  Local and Global Myths in Shakespearean Performance  examines historical, political, and cultural conditions of Shakespearean performances in Europe, Asia, and North and South America. The first part of thi