Joyce / Shakespeare

Shakespeare's presence in Joyce's work is tentacular, extending throughout his career on many different levels: cultural, structural, lexical, and psychological; yet a surprisingly long time has passed since the last monograph on this literary nexus was published. Joyce/Shakespeare brings together fresh work by internationally recognized Joyce scholars on these two icons, reinvigorating our understanding of Joyce at play with the Bard. One way these essays revitalize the discussion is by moving well beyond the traditional Joycean challenge of thinking Shakespearean by thinking Hamletian, redefining the field to include works like Troilus and Cressida, Othello, and The Tempest. This collection also transforms our understanding of how Hamlet works in and for Joyce. In compelling essays that introduce new variables to the equation such as Trieste, Goethe, and Futurism, Hamlet's role in Joyce gains fresh mobility. The Danish prince's shadow, we learn, can still cast itself in unpredictable shapes, making Joyce/Shakespeare as rewarding in its analyses of this well-studied pairing as it is when it considers fresh Shakespearean matches.

Author: Laura Pelaschiar
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 06/09/2015
Pages: 228
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.13h x 5.93w x 0.53d
ISBN: 9780815633891

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2016

About the Author
Laura Pelaschiar is a lecturer in English literature at the University of Trieste. She is director of the Trieste Joyce School and author of Writing the North: The Contemporary Novel in Modern Ireland.