Overview
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.
- | Author: Kenneth Muir
- | Publisher: Routledge
- | Publication Date: Feb 25, 2009
- | Number of Pages: 330 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 041548913X
- | ISBN-13: 9780415489133
