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Shakespeare and Elizabethan popular culture /
While much has been written on Shakespeare's debt to the classical tradition, less has been said about his roots in the popular culture of his own time. This is the first book to explore the full range of his debts to Elizabethan popular culture. Topics covered include the mystery plays, festiv...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Arden Shakespeare,
2006.
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| Colección: | Arden critical companions.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | While much has been written on Shakespeare's debt to the classical tradition, less has been said about his roots in the popular culture of his own time. This is the first book to explore the full range of his debts to Elizabethan popular culture. Topics covered include the mystery plays, festive custom, clowns, romance and popular fiction, folklore and superstition, everyday sayings, and popular songs. These essays show how Shakespeare, throughout his dramatic work, used popular culture. A final chapter, which considers ballads with Shakespearean connections in the seventeenth century, shows h. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 259 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-250) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781408143629 1408143623 9781472555120 1472555120 9781408143636 1408143631 |