Shakespeare and Complexity Theory Routledge Studies in Shakespeare Series
Auteur : Hansen Claire
In this new monograph, Claire Hansen demonstrates how Shakespeare can be understood as a complex system, and how complexity theory can provide compelling and original readings of Shakespeare?s plays. The book utilises complexity theory to illuminate early modern theatrical practice, Shakespeare pedagogy, and the phenomenon of the Shakespeare ?myth?. The monograph re-evaluates Shakespeare, his plays, early modern theatre, and modern classrooms as complex systems, illustrating how the lens of complexity offers an enlightening new perspective on diverse areas of Shakespeare scholarship. The book?s interdisciplinary approach enriches our understanding of Shakespeare and lays the foundation for complexity theory in Shakespeare studies and the humanities more broadly.
CONTENTS
List of Figures
Introduction: Shakespeare, the System
1: The Characteristics of Complexity
2: ‘Like a tangled chain; nothing impaired, but all disordered’: Dance and bounded instability in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
3: ‘Hath the firmament more suns than one?’ Co-authorship, space and self-organisation in Titus Andronicus
4: ‘Such Branches of Learning’: The Unexpected in Shakespeare Pedagogy and The Merchant of Venice
5: ‘Constant as the Northern Star’? The Power of Attractors in Stratford-upon-Avon and Julius Caesar
Conclusion
References
Index
Claire Hansen is a researcher on the Shakespeare Reloaded Project at the University of Sydney.
Date de parution : 12-2019
15.2x22.9 cm
Date de parution : 05-2017
15.2x22.9 cm
Thème de Shakespeare and Complexity Theory :
Mots-clés :
Green Corn; Danse Macabre; dance; Shakespeare Birthplace Trust; midsummer night's dream; Fictional Playworld; merchant of venice; Guild Chapel; trapdoor; Midsummer Night’s Dream; Julius Caesar; Shadow Network; myth; Holy Trinity Church; king lear; Shakespeare Studies; stage; Complexity Theory; titus andronicus; education; Early Modern Dance; fiction; Modern Dance Theory; Pedagogical Systems; Subterranean Space; Collaborative Authorship; Bounded Instability; Stable Attractor; Early Modern Letter Writing; Legitimate Network; Deep Attractor; Shadow Behaviour; Fairy Dance; Self-organising Interactions; Legitimate Learning