{"product_id":"9781350421493","title":"Global King Lear Crisis, Performance, Adaptation","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGlobal Shakespeare Inverted\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eGlobal King Lear\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCrisis, Performance, Adaptation\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWilliam R. Rampone | David Schalkwyk | Eric S. Mallin | Silvia Bigliazzi | Bi-qi Beatrice Lei\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobal King Lear\u003c\/i\u003e provides a kaleidoscopic view of multinational adaptations of \u003ci\u003eKing Lear \u003c\/i\u003ewith a focus on productions across Asia and Eastern Europe. By approaching Shakespeare's great tragedy as a global phenomenon its signature themes become context-dependent and culture-specific whilst avoiding simplistic appeals to the play's universality. International scholars of literature and theatre explore those culturally specific interpretations as new plays, films, and critical contributions on their own terms. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a film in Japan, \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e becomes a meditation on contemporary eldercare and the question of celebrity; on a stage in Hungary the play emerges as a ferocious invective against domestic abuse; in another performance in Hungary the play considers childhood trauma and a crisis in maternal care; and a pan-Asian Lear emerges out of multiple adaptations on stage and screen in India, Japan, and China. Taken together these readings are dismantled as merely derivative interpretations and cast instead as theatrical and cinematic engines of transformation. Despite the play's focus on the cultural context of England, this volume highlights \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e's position as one of the most popular texts for international directors and playwrights to explore their own nations' troubles and challenges. This collection focuses on the potential for \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e to be performed, adapted, and understood anew by multiple audiences in a range of mediums and contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam R. Rampone, Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at South Carolina State University, USA. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric S. Mallin\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 August 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Arden Shakespeare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350421493\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e248\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936339689612,"sku":"9781350421493","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_f9ae5fa3-0888-45a7-92f1-e5f1fa20fba5.jpg?v=1786018275","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350421493","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}