Shakespeare and His Predecessors - Couverture souple

Boas, Frederick Samuel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1432537199 ISBN 13 : 9781432537197

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

Shakespeare And His Predecessors is a book written by Frederick Samuel Boas that explores the literary influences and predecessors of William Shakespeare. The book begins with an examination of the medieval and Renaissance literary traditions that influenced Shakespeare's work, such as the works of Chaucer and Spenser. Boas then delves into the specific plays and sources that Shakespeare drew upon, including classical mythology, history, and contemporary literature. The book also explores the ways in which Shakespeare adapted and transformed these sources to create his own unique works. Through detailed analysis and insightful commentary, Boas provides a comprehensive understanding of Shakespeare's literary influences and the ways in which he revolutionized the English language and drama. This book is an essential read for anyone interested in Shakespeare's works and the history of English literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Shaksperean literature, there is, so far as I am aware, no English work dealing in some detail with all the dramatists writings in their approximate chronological order. The present volume is an attempt in this direction. Professor Dowden sfine study of Shakspere sM ind and A rt, to which my debt is manifest, is, by virtue of its scope, most intimately concerned with the historical plays and the tragedies, and especially with those elements in them which help to reveal the personality of their author. What I have here aimed at is to discuss Shakspere sworks in relation to their sources, to throw light on their technique and general import, and to bring out some of their points of contact with the literature of their own and earlier times. Hence in the opening chapters I have sketched the rise of theE nglish drama, and have briefly indicated Shakspere sbond of kinship, not only with his immediate predecessors, but with the mediaeval playwrights. And throughout the volume I have given greater prominence than has, I think, been usual to those features in his works which link them to the preR enaissance period.
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1432537199
• ISBN 13: 9781432537197
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 560
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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