Shakespare and Montaigne are the English and French writers of the
sixteenth century who have the most to say to modern readers.
Shakespeare certainly drew on Montaigne's essay 'On Cannibals' in
writing The Tempest and debates have raged amongst scholars about
the playwright's obligations to Montaigne in passages from earlier
plays including Hamlet, King Lear and Measure for Measure. Peter
Mack argues that rather than continuing the undeterminable quarrel
about how early in his career Shakespeare came to Montaigne, we
should focus on the similar techniques they apply to shared
sources. Grammar school education in the sixteenth century placed a
special emphasis on reading classical texts in order to reuse both
the ideas and the rhetoric. This book examines the ways in which
Montaigne and Shakespeare used their reading and argued with it to
create something new. It is the most sustained account available of
the similarities and differences between these two great writers,
casting light on their ethical and philosophical views and on how
these were conveyed to their audience.
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