Gabriel Egan
- Synopsis
- Podcast series in which Dr Neema Parvini, author of Shakespeare’s History Plays: Rethinking Historicism and Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory: New Historicism and Cultural Materialism, interviews Shakespeare scholars and literary theorists from around the world in a bid to gain an understanding of current thinking in Shakespeare studies and in literary criticism more generally.
In this edition Parvini talks to Gabriel Egan. Topics include: criticisms of Foucault’s concept of power; the importance of class; Greenblatt’s use of Clifford Geertz; how the economics of the early modern theatre industry worked; Charles Darwin and Karl Marx; theory vs. science; how do we know what Shakespeare wrote?; issues in editing Shakespeare; Pierre Macherey; D.F. McKenzie; E.M.W. Tillyard; and E.K. Chambers. - Series
- Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Audio
- Year of release
- 2013
- Duration
- 96 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Gabriel Egan; Neema Parvini
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- literary theory; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Online Availability
- Online URL
- http://jerryvonkramer.ipage.com/egan.mp3
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
iTunes U
- Web
- http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/ External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Gabriel Egan". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av75116 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)