{"product_id":"shakespeare-on-the-global-stage-performance-and-festivity-in-the-olympic-year-paperback","title":"Shakespeare on the Global Stage: Performance and Festivity in the Olympic Year - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Prescott\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eErin Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong held as Britain's 'national poet', Shakespeare's role in the 2012 London Cultural Olympiad confirmed his status as a global icon in the modern world. From his prominent positioning in the Olympic and Paralympic ceremonies, to his major presence in the cultural programme surrounding the Games, including the Royal Shakespeare Company's World Shakespeare Festival and the Globe's Globe to Globe Festival, Shakespeare played a major role in the way the UK presented itself to its citizens and to the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This collection explores the cultural forces at play in the construction, use and reception of Shakespeare during the 2012 Olympic Moment, considering what his presence says about culture, politics and identity in twenty-first century British and global life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Prescott\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in English at the University of Warwick, UK. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eErin Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer and Fellow at The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, UK.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 7.83 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53301247508787,"sku":"9781472520326","price":75.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/s00Ozj92Q69781472520326.webp?v=1777507959","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/shakespeare-on-the-global-stage-performance-and-festivity-in-the-olympic-year-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}