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‘Bardwashing’ Shakespeare: Food Justice, Enclosure, and the Poaching Poet
- Author(s):
- Kevin A. Quarmby (see profile)
- Date:
- 2015
- Group(s):
- LLC Shakespeare
- Subject(s):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, English drama, Sixteenth century, Seventeenth century, Criticism and interpretation, History
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Shakespeare's biography, William Shakespeare, Shakespeare and early modern drama, History of Shakespearean criticism, Shakespeare
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/5f6j-b187
- Abstract:
- In As You Like It, Shakespeare glorifies the social bandits that survive in the Forest of Arden, likening them to Robin Hood outlaws. Near-contemporary pseudo-biographies also record Shakespeare’s early life as a poacher and youthful renegade. Shakespeare’s play might suggest his advocacy of food sovereignty and social justice, a romanticized image supported by later historiographies. Surprisingly, however, Shakespeare’s true personality as shrewd, ruthless, opportunistic, land-grabbing businessman is subsumed by the weight of later “Bardwashing” bardolatry. This paper interrogates the populist iconography of Shakespeare, and questions his reinvention as a local celebrity and Robin Hood eco-champion, rather than aggressive capitalist exploiting the food justice rights of his hometown community.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 4 years ago
- License:
- Attribution
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