Unhistorical Shakespeare argues against the ideas of difference that underpin historicist studies of the past and its desires, offering, instead, the idea of homo-history to engage with issues of narcissism, anachronism, and recursiveness in conjunction with sexual desire.

Autorentext
MADHAVI MENON is Assistant Professor of Literature, American University, Washington, USA.

Inhalt
The Argument: Unhistoricism, or Homo -History Teleology: Spurning Consequence in Venus and Adonis Facticity: Cymbeline and the 'Whore of Historicism' Citation: Bollywood quotes Much Ado Origins: Titus Andronicus and the Source of Desire Authenticity: In Search of Shakespeare ( in Love ) The Anecdote: Arabian Nights