Though one of the greatest dramatists to have written in English,
Shakespeare was not entirely original. He borrowed his plots from
various sources, reworked his material, and infused it with his
keen perception of humanity and unusual gift of language. This book
looks at four of Shakespeare's plays--As You Like It, King Lear,
Pericles, and The Winter's Tale--and the primary source texts on
which they are based, to show how the dramatist refashioned earlier
works. Each chapter examines one play in relation to its major
source and to the historical and cultural contexts in which both
the play and source were written. Shakespeare's sources thus emerge
not merely as raw material for plot and character, but as dynamic
and often inconsistent texts involving layers of subtextual and
intertextual suggestions and assumptions. The volume demonstrates
that in his revisionary practices, Shakespeare does not simply
borrow selectively from his sources but appropriates, reimagines,
and reacts against them, often by developing and expanding upon
contrary suggestions already present in his source texts.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies |
Release date: |
November 1998 |
First published: |
November 1998 |
Authors: |
Stephen Lynch
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
136 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-30726-3 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-313-30726-1 |
Barcode: |
9780313307263 |
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