Shakespeare and the Middle Ages : essays on the performance and adaptation of the plays with medieval sources or settings /
Driver, Martha W.
Ray, Sid,1966-
Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland & Co.,
c2009.
"Every generation reinvents Shakespeare for its own needs, imagining through its particular choices/emphases the Shakespeare it values. Shakespeare himself was deeply involved in his own kind of historical reimagining. Examines his medieval sources and inspiration, and how they shaped his works. Analyze the ways our understanding of medieval life has been influenced by Shakespeare's plays"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Every generation reinvents Shakespeare for its own needs, imagining through its particular choices/emphases the Shakespeare it values. Shakespeare himself was deeply involved in his own kind of historical reimagining. Examines his medieval sources and inspiration, and how they shaped his works. Analyze the ways our understanding of medieval life has been influenced by Shakespeare's plays"--Provided by publisher.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
English literature
Civilization, Medieval, in literature.