Title
- Cambridge Studies In Renaissance Literature And Culture ; 22
Attribution
Heather JamesPublication Details
BookCambridge University Press1997Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) PR2836 .J36 1997 AVAILABLE New Feature: Text this to your cellphone
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Heather James argues that Shakespeare’s use of Virgil, Ovid and other classical sources demonstrates the appropriation of classical authority in the interests of developing a national myth. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Subject
- Shakespeare, William, — 1564-1616. — Troilus and Cressida
- Shakespeare, William, — 1564-1616 — Political and social views
- Shakespeare, William, — 1564-1616. — Troilus and Cressida
- Shakespeare, William, — 1564-1616 — Et l’impérialisme
- Politics and literature — Great Britain — History — 17th century
- Political plays, English — History and criticism
- Troilus (Legendary character) in literature
- Trojan War — Literature and the war
- English drama — Roman influences
- Imperialism in literature
- Trojans in literature
- Myth in literature
- Politique et littérature — Grande-Bretagne — Histoire — 17e siècle
- Théâtre politique anglais — 16e siècle — Histoire et critique
- Troïlos (Personnage légendaire) dans la littérature
- Guerre de Troie — Littérature et guerre
- Théâtre anglais — Influence romaine
- Impérialisme dans la littérature
- Mythe dans la littérature
- Troie (Ville ancienne) dans la littérature
- Troy (Extinct city) — In literature
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Contents
- Introduction: Shakespeare’s fatal Cleopatra
- Shakespeare and the Troy Legend
- Blazoning injustices: mutilating Titus Andronicus, Vergil, and Rome
- "Tricks we play on the dead": making history in Troilus and Cressida
- To earn a place in the story: resisting the Aeneid in Antony and Cleopatra
- Cymbeline’s mingle-mangle: Britain’s Roman histories
- "How came that window in?": allusion, politics, and the theater in The Tempest
ISBN
- 0521592232
- 9780521592239
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