Shakespeare and Scotland

by Willy Maley (Editor), Andrew Murphy (Editor), Lidia Garbin (Contributor)

Shakespeare and Scotland is a timely collection of new essays in which leading scholars on both sides of the Atlantic address a neglected national context for an exemplary body of dramatic work too often viewed within a narrow English milieu or against a broad British backdrop.

These essays explore, from a variety of critical perspectives, the playwright's place in Scotland and the place of Scotland in his work. From critical reception to dramatic and cinematic adaptation, the contributors engage with the complexity of Shakespeare's Scotland and Scotland's Shakespeare. The influence of Scotland on Shakespeare's writing, and later on his reception, is set alongside the dramatic effects that Shakespeare's work had on the development of Scottish literature, from the Globe to globalisation, and from Captain Jamy and King James to radical productions at the Citizens' Theatre in Glasgow.

224 pages, Paperback

First published February 10, 2005

About the author

William Timothy "Willy" Maley is a Scottish literary critic, editor, teacher and writer. He was Professor of Renaissance Studies at the University of Glasgow, and founder, with Philip Hobsbaum, of Glasgow's Creative Writing programme. He retired from the university in 2024. He is a Fellow of the English Association (FEA). He writes on early modern English literature from Spenser to Milton, and on modern Scottish and Irish writing.

Reviews

[Kerry · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a bit odd star marking academic books! This was a useful, recent look at historical and contemporary issues around Shakespeare and Scottishness - I especially enjoyed Neil Rhodes' chapter, "Wrapped in the strong arms of the Union: Shakespeare and King James", and the final chapter on screen adaptations of Macbeth and the location-feeling of Scotland.