
Shakespeare's Afterlife in the Royal Collection
Title:
Shakespeare's Afterlife in the Royal Collection
Author:
Edited by:
Tambling, Kirsten (Previously postdoctoral research associate for 'Shakespeare in the Royal Collection', and subsequently Associate Lecturer on the Curating the Art Museum programme, Courtauld Institu
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
272 pages, 47 colour illustrations
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13:
9780198923152
EAN:
9780198923152
Publication Date:
19/03/2025
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
726
Dimensions (mm):
163 x 242 x 23
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Explores the extent to which members of the royal family have appropriated the creative legacy of Shakespeare, from the mid-eighteenth century to the mid-twentieth century, in order to shore up royal and national ideologies and to assert the legitimacy of the monarchy.










