In Phenomenal Shakespeare, leading Shakespeare scholar Bruce R. Smith
presents an original account for the ways in which Shakespeare's poems
and plays continue to resonate with audiences, readers and scholars
because of their engagement with the whole body, not just the reading
mind.
- An original examination of Shakespeare's appeal written by leading
Shakespeare scholar Bruce R. Smith
- Contains insightful examinations of a single Shakespeare sonnet,
Venus and Adonis, and King Lear to model the possibilities of
historical phenomenology as a better strategy for critical reading
than approaches based on language alone
- Pushes beyond traditional treatments of Shakespeare
- An ideal handbook of contemporary approaches to Shakespeare and a
celebration of Shakespeare's staying power on stage, on film, and on
the page