Prison Shakespeare: For These Deep Shames and Great Indignities (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781137450203)

This book explores the development of the global phenomenon of Prison Shakespeare, from its emergence in the 1980s to the present day. It provides a succinct history of the phenomenon and its spread before going on to explore one case study the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble's (Australia) Shakespeare Prison Project in detail. The book then analyses the phenomenon from a number of perspectives, and evaluates a number of claims made about the outcomes of such programs, particularly as they relate to offender health and behaviour. Unlike previous works on the topic, which are largely individual case studies, this book focuses not only on Prison Shakespeare's impact on the prisoners who directly participate, but also on prison culture and on broader social attitudes towards both prisoners and Shakespeare.

Author: Rob Pensalfini
ISBN-10: 1137450207
ISBN-13: 9781137450203
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 11/04/2015
Pages: 246
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.80d