BIBFRAME Work

Title

Shakespeare's fascist followers

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Wilson, Richard, 1950- (author )

Subject

• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Political and social views (LCSH)
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Influence (LCSH)
• Fascism and literature (LCSH)

Genre Form

• Literary criticism (LCGFT)

Language

• English

Classification

• DDC: 822.3/3 (Assigner: dlc)
• LCC: PR3017 .W56 2025 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography
• index

Summary

"This illuminating book demonstrates how in the 20th century Shakespeare and his plays were misappropriated by the far right to serve the purposes of proto-, present and future fascism. Richard Wilson's extensive and rigorous research encompasses a wide variety of figures, from A. K. Chesterton, who was both editor of fascist newspaper Blackshirt and worked at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, to celebrated Shakespeareans such as G. Wilson Knight, to writers and theatre practitioners including W. B. Yeats, T. S. Eliot, Edward Gordon Craig and Philip Larkin. It is a vital and timely contribution to Shakespeare scholarship"-- Provided by publisher.

Authorized Access Point

Wilson, Richard, 1950-. Shakespeare's fascist followers

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• Date: 2026-09-11T20:12:37.090190+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 24014313

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• Date: 2026-09-11
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• Description language: eng
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