Shakespeare & the Greek romance: a study of origins
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1. Verfasser: Gesner, Carol 1922- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lexington The University Press of Kentucky 1970
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
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.
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 historically and traced through the works of Boccaccio and Cervantes, as well as other continental and English writers. Then, full attention is given to those plays of Shakespeare which utilize the Greek materials. The notes are full and, with the aid of the extensive index, can serve as a manual of the Greek romanc
Beschreibung:229 pages
ISBN:9780813162843
081316284X
0813152216
9780813152219

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