It is widely acknowledged that the hit franchise Game of Thrones is
based on the Wars of the Roses, a bloody fifteenth-century civil
war between feuding English families. In this book, Jeffrey R.
Wilson shows how that connection was mediated by Shakespeare, and
how a knowledge of the Shakespearean context enriches our
understanding of the literary elements of Game of Thrones. On the
one hand, Shakespeare influenced Game of Thrones indirectly because
his history plays significantly shaped the way the Wars of the
Roses are now remembered, including the modern histories and
historical fictions George R.R. Martin drew upon. On the other,
Game of Thrones also responds to Shakespeare's first tetralogy
directly by adapting several of its literary strategies (such as
shifting perspectives, mixed genres, and metatheater) and tropes
(including the stigmatized protagonist and the prince who was
promised). Presenting new interviews with the Game of Thrones cast,
and comparing contextual circumstances of composition-such as
collaborative authorship and political currents-this book also
lodges a series of provocations about writing and acting for the
stage in the Elizabethan age and for the screen in the twenty-first
century. An essential read for fans of the franchise, as well as
students and academics looking at Shakespeare and Renaissance
literature in the context of modern media.
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