Shakespeare, national poet-playwright
By: Patrick Cheney.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Poetic works.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Literature.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Contemporaries.; Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D. -- Influence.; Authorship -- History -- 16th century.; English poetry -- Roman influences.; Renaissance -- England.
Description: "Shakespeare, National Poet-Playwright is an important new book which reassesses Shakespeare as a poet and dramatist. Patrick Cheney contests critical preoccupation with Shakespeare as 'a man of the theatre' by recovering his original standing as an early modern author: he is a working dramatist who composes some of the most extraordinary poems in English."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-308) and index.