Shakespeare and the Middle Ages
Subtitle: essays on the performance and adaptation of the plays with medieval sources or settings
By: edited by Martha W. Driver and Sid Ray.
Contributors: Driver, Martha W.; Ray, Sid, 1966-
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Publishers; McFarland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780786434053
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Middle Ages; Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Sources; English literature -- Medieval influences; Civilization, Medieval, in literature
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.