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Shakespeare and Complexity Theory

Shakespeare and Complexity Theory

ByClaire Hansen
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2017
eBook Published 27 June 2017
Pub. location New York
Imprint Routledge
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781351967433
Pages 234 pages
eBook ISBN 9781315265520
SubjectsArts, Language & Literature
KeywordsComplexity Theory, Shakespeare Studies, Guild Chapel, Titus Andronicus, Fictional Playworld
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Hansen, C. (2017). Shakespeare and Complexity Theory. New York: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351967433
ABOUT THIS BOOK

In this new monograph, Claire Hansen demonstrates how Shakespeare can be understood as a complex system, and how complexity theory can provide compelling and original readings of Shakespeare’s plays. The book utilises complexity theory to illuminate early modern theatrical practice, Shakespeare pedagogy, and the phenomenon of the Shakespeare ‘myth’. The monograph re-evaluates Shakespeare, his plays, early modern theatre, and modern classrooms as complex systems, illustrating how the lens of complexity offers an enlightening new perspective on diverse areas of Shakespeare scholarship. The book’s interdisciplinary approach enriches our understanding of Shakespeare and lays the foundation for complexity theory in Shakespeare studies and the humanities more broadly.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |6 pages
Introduction
Shakespeare, the System
View abstract
chapter 1|36 pages
The Characteristics of Complexity
View abstract
chapter 2|32 pages
‘Like a tangled chain: nothing impaired, but all disordered’
Dance and Bounded Instability in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
View abstract
chapter 3|29 pages
‘Hath the firmament more suns than one?’
Co-authorship, Space and Self-Organisation in Titus Andronicus
View abstract
chapter 4|41 pages
‘Such Branches of Learning’
The Unexpected in Shakespeare Pedagogy and The Merchant of Venice
View abstract
chapter 5|53 pages
‘Constant as the Northern Star’?
The Power of Attractors in Stratford-upon-Avon and Julius Caesar
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Conclusion
View abstract

In this new monograph, Claire Hansen demonstrates how Shakespeare can be understood as a complex system, and how complexity theory can provide compelling and original readings of Shakespeare’s plays. The book utilises complexity theory to illuminate early modern theatrical practice, Shakespeare pedagogy, and the phenomenon of the Shakespeare ‘myth’. The monograph re-evaluates Shakespeare, his plays, early modern theatre, and modern classrooms as complex systems, illustrating how the lens of complexity offers an enlightening new perspective on diverse areas of Shakespeare scholarship. The book’s interdisciplinary approach enriches our understanding of Shakespeare and lays the foundation for complexity theory in Shakespeare studies and the humanities more broadly.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |6 pages
Introduction
Shakespeare, the System
View abstract
chapter 1|36 pages
The Characteristics of Complexity
View abstract
chapter 2|32 pages
‘Like a tangled chain: nothing impaired, but all disordered’
Dance and Bounded Instability in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
View abstract
chapter 3|29 pages
‘Hath the firmament more suns than one?’
Co-authorship, Space and Self-Organisation in Titus Andronicus
View abstract
chapter 4|41 pages
‘Such Branches of Learning’
The Unexpected in Shakespeare Pedagogy and The Merchant of Venice
View abstract
chapter 5|53 pages
‘Constant as the Northern Star’?
The Power of Attractors in Stratford-upon-Avon and Julius Caesar
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Conclusion
View abstract
CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK

In this new monograph, Claire Hansen demonstrates how Shakespeare can be understood as a complex system, and how complexity theory can provide compelling and original readings of Shakespeare’s plays. The book utilises complexity theory to illuminate early modern theatrical practice, Shakespeare pedagogy, and the phenomenon of the Shakespeare ‘myth’. The monograph re-evaluates Shakespeare, his plays, early modern theatre, and modern classrooms as complex systems, illustrating how the lens of complexity offers an enlightening new perspective on diverse areas of Shakespeare scholarship. The book’s interdisciplinary approach enriches our understanding of Shakespeare and lays the foundation for complexity theory in Shakespeare studies and the humanities more broadly.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |6 pages
Introduction
Shakespeare, the System
View abstract
chapter 1|36 pages
The Characteristics of Complexity
View abstract
chapter 2|32 pages
‘Like a tangled chain: nothing impaired, but all disordered’
Dance and Bounded Instability in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
View abstract
chapter 3|29 pages
‘Hath the firmament more suns than one?’
Co-authorship, Space and Self-Organisation in Titus Andronicus
View abstract
chapter 4|41 pages
‘Such Branches of Learning’
The Unexpected in Shakespeare Pedagogy and The Merchant of Venice
View abstract
chapter 5|53 pages
‘Constant as the Northern Star’?
The Power of Attractors in Stratford-upon-Avon and Julius Caesar
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Conclusion
View abstract

In this new monograph, Claire Hansen demonstrates how Shakespeare can be understood as a complex system, and how complexity theory can provide compelling and original readings of Shakespeare’s plays. The book utilises complexity theory to illuminate early modern theatrical practice, Shakespeare pedagogy, and the phenomenon of the Shakespeare ‘myth’. The monograph re-evaluates Shakespeare, his plays, early modern theatre, and modern classrooms as complex systems, illustrating how the lens of complexity offers an enlightening new perspective on diverse areas of Shakespeare scholarship. The book’s interdisciplinary approach enriches our understanding of Shakespeare and lays the foundation for complexity theory in Shakespeare studies and the humanities more broadly.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |6 pages
Introduction
Shakespeare, the System
View abstract
chapter 1|36 pages
The Characteristics of Complexity
View abstract
chapter 2|32 pages
‘Like a tangled chain: nothing impaired, but all disordered’
Dance and Bounded Instability in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
View abstract
chapter 3|29 pages
‘Hath the firmament more suns than one?’
Co-authorship, Space and Self-Organisation in Titus Andronicus
View abstract
chapter 4|41 pages
‘Such Branches of Learning’
The Unexpected in Shakespeare Pedagogy and The Merchant of Venice
View abstract
chapter 5|53 pages
‘Constant as the Northern Star’?
The Power of Attractors in Stratford-upon-Avon and Julius Caesar
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Conclusion
View abstract
ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK

In this new monograph, Claire Hansen demonstrates how Shakespeare can be understood as a complex system, and how complexity theory can provide compelling and original readings of Shakespeare’s plays. The book utilises complexity theory to illuminate early modern theatrical practice, Shakespeare pedagogy, and the phenomenon of the Shakespeare ‘myth’. The monograph re-evaluates Shakespeare, his plays, early modern theatre, and modern classrooms as complex systems, illustrating how the lens of complexity offers an enlightening new perspective on diverse areas of Shakespeare scholarship. The book’s interdisciplinary approach enriches our understanding of Shakespeare and lays the foundation for complexity theory in Shakespeare studies and the humanities more broadly.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |6 pages
Introduction
Shakespeare, the System
View abstract
chapter 1|36 pages
The Characteristics of Complexity
View abstract
chapter 2|32 pages
‘Like a tangled chain: nothing impaired, but all disordered’
Dance and Bounded Instability in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
View abstract
chapter 3|29 pages
‘Hath the firmament more suns than one?’
Co-authorship, Space and Self-Organisation in Titus Andronicus
View abstract
chapter 4|41 pages
‘Such Branches of Learning’
The Unexpected in Shakespeare Pedagogy and The Merchant of Venice
View abstract
chapter 5|53 pages
‘Constant as the Northern Star’?
The Power of Attractors in Stratford-upon-Avon and Julius Caesar
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Conclusion
View abstract

In this new monograph, Claire Hansen demonstrates how Shakespeare can be understood as a complex system, and how complexity theory can provide compelling and original readings of Shakespeare’s plays. The book utilises complexity theory to illuminate early modern theatrical practice, Shakespeare pedagogy, and the phenomenon of the Shakespeare ‘myth’. The monograph re-evaluates Shakespeare, his plays, early modern theatre, and modern classrooms as complex systems, illustrating how the lens of complexity offers an enlightening new perspective on diverse areas of Shakespeare scholarship. The book’s interdisciplinary approach enriches our understanding of Shakespeare and lays the foundation for complexity theory in Shakespeare studies and the humanities more broadly.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |6 pages
Introduction
Shakespeare, the System
View abstract
chapter 1|36 pages
The Characteristics of Complexity
View abstract
chapter 2|32 pages
‘Like a tangled chain: nothing impaired, but all disordered’
Dance and Bounded Instability in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
View abstract
chapter 3|29 pages
‘Hath the firmament more suns than one?’
Co-authorship, Space and Self-Organisation in Titus Andronicus
View abstract
chapter 4|41 pages
‘Such Branches of Learning’
The Unexpected in Shakespeare Pedagogy and The Merchant of Venice
View abstract
chapter 5|53 pages
‘Constant as the Northern Star’?
The Power of Attractors in Stratford-upon-Avon and Julius Caesar
View abstract
chapter |4 pages
Conclusion
View abstract
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