塚田 雄一

My book, Shakespeare and the Politics of Nostalgia (London; New York: Arden Shakespeare, 2019), is available worldwide. It can be found in major bookshops around the world, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Blackwell’s, Bloomsbury, Foyles, Waterstones and WHSmith. The paperback edition was released in 2020.

 
＜略歴＞
東京大学教養学部卒業（在学中、ウォリック大学に一年間交換留学）。東京大学大学院総合文化研究科修士課程修了。東京大学総長大賞、東京大学総長賞、一高記念賞等受賞。ロンドン大学キングズ・カレッジ博士課程修了。PhD (English Language and Literature)。2019年7月、日本人研究者として初めて、アーデン・シェイクスピア・シリーズ（The Arden Shakespeare）から単著が出版される（本書は2020年7月にペーパーバック版も刊行される）。現在、早稲田大学国際教養学部・大学院国際コミュニケーション研究科准教授。

 
Yuichi Tsukada, Shakespeare and the Politics of Nostalgia (London; New York: Arden Shakespeare, 2019)

Recently reviewed in Theatre Journal (Johns Hopkins University Press) and Anglican and Episcopal History (Historical Society of the Episcopal Church):

“The greatest strength of this study is Tsukada’s rich, nuanced rereadings of scenes from (and indeed critical interpretations of) Macbeth, Antony & Cleopatra, Coriolanus, and Cymbeline that would on the surface seem to be done to death. This book proves the contrary—that it is possible to find more complexity in Shakespeare’s engagement with both the monarch on the throne (James) and the looming shadow of his predecessor (Elizabeth) than has been previously assumed. In addition to discussing Shakespeare, Tsukada engages with other contemporary dramatists, poets, and essayists; James’s own official statements and policies; and the copious modern critical tradition. The result is a study that builds upon, rather than tearing down, those with whom it disagrees. Furthermore, the book’s conciseness, its careful engagement with critical conversations, and its clarity of style and argument make it especially useful for undergraduates approaching these thornier late plays, and for graduate students seeking models for how to productively engage with the enormous volume of Shakespeare criticism already available.”

From Theatre Journal, Volume 73, Number 2 (2021): 253–54 (253).

“In addition to Shakespeare’s words, Tsukada draws on a wide range of contemporary source material, including notable dramatists, James I’s political treatises, and the rarely-consulted writings of seventeenth-century audience members. The result is a nuanced portrait of the early Jacobean intellectual world in which Shakespeare wrote and a concise, richly sourced argument that Elizabeth’s memory cast a longer shadow through Shakespeare's dramatic works than was previously understood. . . . Scholars of Shakespearean literature will find this study illuminating, particularly in its readings of plays that have already been subject to centuries of deep analysis. But students of Jacobean politics also ought not overlook this work nor its prodigious source base. Tsukada crafts a compelling argument with implications for our understanding of how Shakespeare fit into the political conversations of his era.”

From Anglican and Episcopal History, Volume 94, Number 1 (2025): 218-20.

Also reviewed in:

Choice, Volume 57, Number 6 (2020).

Kritikon Litterarum, Volume 50, Issue 1-2 (2023): 163-66.

Renaissance Quarterly, Volume 74, Issue 1 (2021): 355-56.

Studies in English Literature 1500-1900, Volume 60, Number 2 (2020): 387-435.

The Year's Work in English Studies Advance Article, Volume 7 (2021): 60-61.

最新の日本語による書評：

「膨大な資料に基づく歴史的な議論、シェイクスピアを始めとする同時代の文学テクストの緻密な分析、そして謎解きの面白さを提供する本書は非常に読み応えのある研究書となっている。. . . 既に海外の幾つかの研究雑誌の書評でも本書が扱われ、好著として評価されている。シェイクスピアのテクストと歴史的コンテクストを連動させた見事な解釈を実践した本書は、研究者はもとより、大学院生及び学部学生にも必読書として強く推薦したい。」

日本英文学会『英文学研究』第100巻（2023）掲載書評（大阪大学 中村未樹先生）pp. 59-63（60-62）