This study argues that Shakespeare can now be understood as part of public culture. Thanks to the emergence of mass education in the twentieth century, Albanese argues that Shakespeare has become a shared property, despite the depiction of his texts...
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This study argues that Shakespeare can now be understood as part of public culture. Thanks to the emergence of mass education in the twentieth century, Albanese argues that Shakespeare has become a shared property, despite the depiction of his texts as 'elite' cultural objects in the film industry. This study argues that Shakespeare can now be understood as part of public culture. Thanks to the emergence of mass education in the twentieth century, Albanese argues that Shakespeare has become a shared property, despite the depiction of his texts as 'elite' cultural objects in the film industry
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Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Shakespeare in Public; 1 Reframing Shakespeare for the Millennium: American Culture, "Elites," the Academy-and Beyond; 2 Pacino's Cliffs Notes: Looking for Richard's "Public" Shakespeare; 3 Shakespeare Goes to School; 4 The Shakespeare Film, the Market, and the Americanization of Culture; 5 Social Dreaming and Making Shakespeare Matter; Notes; Works Cited; Index
