Arc Humanities Press, 2018 Cloth: 978-1-942401-77-3 | eISBN: 978-1-64189-276-6 Library of Congress Classification PN6714.K357 2018 Dewey Decimal Classification 741.53
ABOUT THIS BOOK | REVIEWS | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
This short book offers a series of thought experiments and invites Shakespeareans to rediscover the wonders and pleasures of fandom. It does not argue that comic books and movies can or should replace Shakespeare; the goal is to explore the values in both, to think of comics as allusively Shakespearean, telling similar stories, expressing similar concerns, exploring similar values. Shakespeare and Superheroes seeks to re-democratize criticism by encouraging all readers to engage in and to respond to literary arguments using their own common cultural language.
REVIEWS
"In <I>Shakespeare and Superheroes</I>, Kahan considers the resonances between the ways in which Shakespeare and Marvel Comics have each populated the fantasy worlds of millions. Kahan offers a powerful analysis – quite possibly while leaping tall buildings at a single bound." - Michael Dobson, Shakespeare Institute
TABLE OF CONTENTS
<p>Introduction</p><p>“I have shot mine arrow o’er the house, / And hurt my brother”: Death and Redemption in Hamlet and Arrow</p><p>Of Guise and Gals: Wonder Woman and Shakespearean Cross-Dressing</p><p>Tonight at the Improv: Comedians Slay!—Two Drink Minimum</p><p>Postscript</p>