Shakespeare and the Middle Ages

Essays on the Performance and Adaptation of the Plays with Medieval Sources or Settings
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-7864-3405-3
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 543 g

Every generation reinvents Shakespeare for its own needs, imagining through its particular choices and emphases the Shakespeare that it values. The man himself was deeply involved in his own kind of historical reimagining. This collection of essays examines the playwright's medieval sources and inspiration, and how they shaped his works. With a foreword by Michael Almereyda (director of the ""Hamlet"" starring Ethan Hawke) and dramaturge Dakin Matthews, these thirteen essays analyze the ways in which our modern understanding of medieval life has been influenced by our appreciation of Shakespeare's plays.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Driver, Martha W.

Ray, Sid

Über Autor(innen)

Martha W. Driver is distinguished professor of English and women's and gender studies at Pace University. Sid Ray is a professor of English and women's and gender studies at Pace University.