Shakespeare and the Uses of Antiquity
An Introductory Essay
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | Michelle Martindale, Michelle Martindale | ISBN: | 9781134848508 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | July 15, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michelle Martindale, Michelle Martindale |
| ISBN: | 9781134848508 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | July 15, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Against a recent tendency to exaggerate Shakespeare's classical learning, this study examines how the playwright used his relatively restricted knowledge to create an unusually convincing picture of Rome.
Against a recent tendency to exaggerate Shakespeare's classical learning, this study examines how the playwright used his relatively restricted knowledge to create an unusually convincing picture of Rome.
