Adam Hansen is Lecturer in English at Northumbria University, UK.

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