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This study deals with the appropriation of Shakespeare for the needs of communist ideology. While primarily concentrating on the uses of his dramatic work in Bulgaria, it places his experience in the East-European context. The bulk of the book is devoted to an analysis of the complex interplay between oppressive ideological criticism and theater practice. It shows how Shakespeare in the theater gradually managed to escape the constraints of ideology and became a strong oppositional voice. Illustrated.Boika Sokolova is the author of 'Painting Shakespeare Red: An East-European Appropriation (Shakespeare and His Contemporaries: The International Shakespeare Series)', published 2001 under ISBN 9780874137262 and ISBN 0874137268.
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