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Author_Elisabeth Bronfen
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Cold War culture
Crossmapping
Digital media culture
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Female sovereignty
First Female President
Politics and Theatricality
Serial wars
Shakespearean dramaturgy
Violence and American history
Western Frontier
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- ISBN 9781526186171
- Weight: 400g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 25 Feb 2025
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Shakespeare is everywhere in contemporary media culture. This book explores the reasons for this dissemination and reassemblage. Ranging widely over American TV drama, it discusses the use of citations in Westworld and The Wire, demonstrating how they tap into but also transform Shakespeare’s preferred themes and concerns. It then examines the presentation of female presidents in shows such as Commander in Chief and House of Cards, revealing how they are modelled on figures of female sovereignty from his plays. Finally, it analyses the specifically Shakespearean dramaturgy of Deadwood and The Americans. Ultimately, the book brings into focus the way serial TV drama appropriates Shakespeare in order to give voice to the unfinished business of the American cultural imaginary.
Elisabeth Bronfen is Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Zurich and Global Distinguished Professor at New York University
