Shakespeare's early history plays : from chronicle to stage

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Like many of his fellow playwrights, Shakespeare turned to national history for inspiration. This study provides a comparison of the 'Henry VI' plays and 'Richard III' with their sources, demonstrating how the ideological and technical problems of turning history into drama were...

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Shakespeare's early history plays
1. Verfasser:
Goy-Blanquet, Dominique
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Zusammenfassung:
Like many of his fellow playwrights, Shakespeare turned to national history for inspiration. This study provides a comparison of the 'Henry VI' plays and 'Richard III' with their sources, demonstrating how the ideological and technical problems of turning history into drama were solved.
Umfang:
1 online resource (viii, 312 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780191705601 (ebook) :
0191705608 (ebook) :
Schlagworte:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Histories.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Dramatic production.
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