Prison Shakespeare : for these deep shames and great indignities / Rob Pensalfini, University of Queensland, Australia.

Prison Shakespeare : for these deep shames and great indignities / Rob Pensalfini, University of Queensland, Australia.

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

x, 246 pages ; 23 cm

Palgrave Shakespeare studies

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Introduction
The History of Prison Shakespeare
The Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble's Shakespeare Prison Project
The Prisoner's Condition
The Claims of Prison Shakespeare
What's So Special about Shakespeare?
Conclusion.

Palgrave Shakespeare studies.

Great Britain -- England.

PR2987 .P48 2016