Posthumanist Shakespeares

Posthumanist Shakespeares

by Stefan Herbrechter, Ivan Callus

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"Shakespeare scholars and cultural theorists critically investigate the relationship between early modern culture and contemporary political and technological changes concerning the idea of the "human." The volume covers the tragedies King Lear and Hamlet in particular, but also provides posthumanist readings of other Shakespearean plays."--Publisher's website.

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    How does viewing Shakespeare's works through a posthumanist lens challenge our traditional understanding of what it means to be "human"?

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    In what ways do plays like King Lear or Hamlet depict characters struggling with the boundaries between human agency and technological or natural forces?

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    If you were to apply the editors' posthumanist framework to a modern film, novel, or piece of technology you use today, what parallels would you draw to early modern culture?

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