Shakespeare's Citizens and the 99%: Accommodating the Occupy Movement in Productions of Coriolanus.

The article examines the influence of the Occupy Wall Street movement in the 2012 productions of William Shakespeare's play "Coriolanus" by the Seattle Company and The Drilling Company's "Shakespeare in the Parking Lot." Topics covered include the parallels between the Occupy movement and the citize...

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Publicado en:Early Modern Literary Studies pp. 1 - 21
Autor principal: Wilkinson, Kate
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Early Modern Literary Studies 2016
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Sumario:The article examines the influence of the Occupy Wall Street movement in the 2012 productions of William Shakespeare's play "Coriolanus" by the Seattle Company and The Drilling Company's "Shakespeare in the Parking Lot." Topics covered include the parallels between the Occupy movement and the citizens in the play and analysis of the Donmar Warehouse production of "Coriolanus" in England in 2013.