Shakespeare and Classical Antiquity
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780199684793
Subjects: Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, criticism and interpretation; Classical literature, history and criticism; Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, knowledge and learning
Description: "Shakespeare and Classical Antiquity shows the range, extent and variety of Shakespeare's responses to classical antiquity. Individual chapters on Virgil, Ovid, Classical Comedy, Seneca, and Plutarch show how Shakespeare's understanding of and use of classical authors, and of the classical past more generally, changed and developed in the course of his career. An opening chapter shows the kind of classical learning he acquired through his education, and subsequent chapters provide stimulating introductions to a range of classical authors as well as to Shakespeare's responses to them. Shakespeare and Classical Antiquity shows how Shakespeare's relationship to classical authors changed in response to contemporary events and to contemporary authors. Above all, it shows that Shakespeare's reading in classical literature informed more or less every aspect of his work." -- Publisher' description.