Shakespeare and Carnival: After Bakhtin

Early Modern Literature in History

by Ronald Knowles (Editor)

This collection of essays is the first to reassess a range of Shakespeare's plays in relation to carnivalesque theory. Contributors re-historicize the carnivalesque in different ways, offering both a developed application, or critique of, Bakhtin's thought.

Genres: Shakespeare, Nonfiction

242 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1998

Reviews

[Gustav Klimt · Rating 3 out of 5]

A groundbreaking efort in Bakhtinian analysis of Shakespeare, even if it feels somewhat dated by now. Kristin Poole's essay is a standout.