Shakespeare and the Greek Romance : A Study of Origins /

This is the first study to relate the Greek romances to Elizabethan drama. It focuses upon the Greek romance materials in Shakespeare's plays to clarify the background of his art and to illuminate the relationship between the two literatures. The Greek romance tradition is described historicall...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gesner, Carol, 1922-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1970.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Knowledge > Literature.
English drama > Greek influences.
Literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Theâtre anglais > Influence grecque.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE The Greek Romances; CHAPTER TWO The Continental Tradition; The Medieval Background; Boccaccio: Il Filocolo and The Decameron; Cervantes: Contemporaries, Persiles y Sigismunda and Novelas exemplares; CHAPTER THREE Shakespeare & the Derived Tradition; The Elizabethan Tradition; The Comedy of Errors; Twelfth Night; Romeo and Juliet; Much Ado about Nothing; Othello; As You Like It; CHAPTER FOUR Shakespeare's Greek Romances [I]; The Critical Tradition; Pericles, Prince of Tyre; Cymbeline; CHAPTER FIVE Shakespeare's Greek Romances [II].
  • The Winter's TaleThe Tempest; Conclusions; APPENDIX A Bibliographic Survey; NOTES; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z.

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