| Description |
1 online resource (345 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
The Arden Critical Companions |
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Arden critical companions.
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| Contents |
Cover; CONTENTS; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; A NOTE ON DATES; CHRONOLOGY; Introduction: Shakespeare and Renaissance Europe; Chapter One: The Politics of Renaissance Europe; Chapter Two: English Contact with Europe; Chapter Three: Shakespeare's Reading of Modern European Literature; Chapter Four: Shakespeare and Italian Comedy; Chapter Five: Contemporary Europe in Elizabethan and Early Stuart Drama; Chapter Six: Shakespeare's Imaginary Geography; Chapter Seven: Europe's Mediterranean Frontier: The Moor; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E |
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Fg; h; i; j; k; l; m; n; o; p; r; s; t; u; v; w; x; y; z |
| Summary |
This collection of essays explores the diverse ways in which Shakespeare and his contemporaries experienced and imagined Europe. The book charts the aspects of European politics and culture which interested Renaissance travellers, thus mapping the context within which Shakespeare's plays with European settings would have been received. Chapters cover the politics of continental Europe, the representation of foreigners on the English stage, the experiences of English travellers abroad, Shakespeare's reading of modern European literature, the influence of Italian comedy, his presentation of Moor |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 6, 2014) |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Political and social views.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Europe
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Literature
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Muslims
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| SUBJECT |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast |
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Shakespeare, William. swd |
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Renaissance.
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Renaissance.
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Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800.
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Shakespeare studies & criticism.
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Literary Criticism -- Shakespeare.
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Literature
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Muslims in literature
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Political and social views
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Renaissance
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Drama
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
Literature
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hadfield, Andrew, editor
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Hammond, Paul, editor
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| ISBN |
9781408143681 |
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1408143682 |
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9781408143698 |
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1408143690 |
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