The Sociology of Shakespeare

The Author: George V. Zito is the author of a number of books dealing with the sociological aspects of language and meanings, including Systems of Discourse, Methodology and Meanings and Sociological Concepts, and has published widely in journals in the U.S. and abroad. He received his Ph.D. in sociology from Syracuse University and has taught at LeMoyne College and at the Graduate Faculty of the New School For Social Research. He is presently an Associate Professor of Sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

Contents: Shakespearean plays, cognitive structures and language theoretically examined in light of theories of social change.