Rethinking Shakespeare in the Social Depths of Politics

Rethinking Shakespeare in the Social Depths of Politics

By The HuntingtonSociety & Culture
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  • Welcome by Steve Hindle
    Steve Hindle welcomes participants and attendees to the “Rethinking Shakespeare in the Social Depths of Politics” conference, held at the Huntington Library on April 17-18, 2015. Hindle is the W. M. Keck Foundation Director of Research at The Huntington.
    8 min
  • Opening Remarks by Chris Fitter
    Chris Fitter begins the event with opening remarks at the “Rethinking Shakespeare in the Social Depths of Politics” conference, held at the Huntington Library on April 17-18, 2015. Fitter is Professor of English at Rutgers University, Camden.
    20 min

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The “new social history” has exploded the myth that Shakespeare’s society comprised a culture of obedience. Repositioning his works in the popular politics of his period, social historians and…