First published in 1977. This book ascertains what sources
Shakespeare used for the plots of his plays and discusses the use
he made of them; and secondly illustrates how his general reading
is woven into the texture of his work. Few Elizabethan dramatists
took such pains as Shakespeare in the collection of
source-material. Frequently the sources were apparently
incompatible, but Shakespeare's ability to combine a chronicle
play, one or two prose chronicles, two poems and a pastoral romance
without any sense of incongruity, was masterly. The plays are
examined in approximately chronological order and Shakespeare's
developing skill becomes evident.
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