Exploring the interactions between Shakespeare and popular music, this book links these seeming polar opposites, showing how musicians have woven the Bard into their sounds.

Introduction: A Whole Lotta Shakespeare Goin' On? \ 1. 'Where should this music be?': Locating Shakespeare in/and/against Modern Popular Music \ 2. Shakespeare and the Technologies of Pop \ 3. Shakespeare, the Beatles and the 60s \ 4. Predicting Riots? Shakespeare, Pop and Politics \ 5. 'High Class Dreams': Shakespeare, Status and Country Music \ 6. 'Shakespeare with a twist': The Bard, Race, Gender and Popular Music \ 7. Rockin' All Over the Globe \ 8. Fans, Fans, Fans, Lend Me Your Ears \ Index