The Sources of Shakespeare's Plays (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2009
First published:	1977
Authors:	Kenneth Muir
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	332
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-48913-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > 16th to 18th centuries > Shakespeare studies & criticism
LSN:	0-415-48913-X
Barcode:	9780415489133

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