{"product_id":"geopolitical-shakespeare-western-entanglements-from-internationalism-to-cold-war-9780198888611","title":"Geopolitical Shakespeare: Western Entanglements from Internationalism to Cold War","description":"\u003cem\u003eGeopolitical Shakespeare: Western Entanglements from Internationalism to Cold War\u003c\/em\u003e examines the entanglement of Shakespearean culture in the geopolitical dynamics of the post-war West. Taking its cue from a speech given by Albert Einstein in London in 1933, in which Shakespeare is cited as an example of the Western value of personal and intellectual freedom, this book explores a series of events between 1945 and 1955 featuring key historical figures--scientists, international lawyers, diplomats and politicians, writers, actors, and filmmakers--who experienced the tensions of the early Cold War through Shakespeare, or called on him to articulate this new post-war world. Erica Sheen examines political, diplomatic, cultural, and economic interactions within 'core' Western power relations--the USA, UK, and Europe, with particular reference to Germany--in which Shakespeare, or the idea of Shakespeare, was entangled in the struggle for new ideas and social structures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe subjects of this book include John Humphrey and the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the Nuremberg Trials and the foundation of West Germany; Noel Annan and the Berlin Elizabethan Festival; an American production of \u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e in Elsinore; Laurence Olivier, David Selznick, and the Shakespeare film in post-war Hollywood; Graham Greene and \u003cem\u003eThe Third Man\u003c\/em\u003e; and Carl Schmitt and Salvador de Madariaga on \u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e in post-war Europe. In each of these case studies, Sheen discovers a Shakespeare for our time: engaged in contestations of territoriality in cultures of international law and human rights, theatre, film, and literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erica Sheen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford Mid-Century Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.7lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198888611","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710527934601,"sku":"9780198888611","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_3e1f127e-e543-470f-bfcd-71bb84ebfd79.jpg?v=1719537939","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/geopolitical-shakespeare-western-entanglements-from-internationalism-to-cold-war-9780198888611","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}