Shakespeare in Quebec: Nation, Gender, and Adaptation

‘Drouin’s examination of Québécois literature is a refreshing, entirely new addition to the field of Shakespeare studies. This work would be of interest to readers who focus on any one of her three key terms – Québécois, adaptation, or Shakespeare - as well as those interested in postcolonial Studies.’

Laura Schechter, English Studies in Canada vol 41:03:2015

‘Shakespeare in Québec illuminates an unusual cultural phenomenon: modern Québec playwrights have often adapted Shakespeare – an icon of British cultural conquest – to advance their anticolonial and nationalist projet de société. Jennifer Drouin’s well-researched and persuasively argued work reorients appreciation of Québec stage adaptations of Shakespeare to nationalist perspectives which challenge prevailing multicultural perspectives on Canadian adaptations of Shakespeare.’ Randall Martin, Department of English, University of New Brunswick

“Shakespeare in Québec is an intelligent, carefully argued, and stylistically polished book that sheds light on a national and cultural genre of Shakespearean appropriation that has been largely overlooked. The adaptations and appropriations discussed within the book are interesting in their own right, and Drouin does a good job of making them accessible to readers outside Québec or even Canadian studies.”

Christy Desmet, Department of English, University of Georgia