Shakespeare's Alternative Tales

ISBN-13: 9781138466937 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Scragg, Leah

Opis

This study examines the background to the well-known tales that Shakespeare used in his plays, describing their conventional use and then showing how Shakespeare deliberately subverted the motifs in order to challenge audience preconceptions.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Henry IV and the Tale of the Prodical Son 2. King John and the Tale of the Bastard Son 3. A Midsummer Night's Dream and the Tale of the Faithful Friends 4. Measure For Measure and the Tale of the Heoric Sacrifice 5. All's Well That Ends Well and the Tale of the Chivalric Quest 6. Cymberline and the Tale of the Substitute Bedmate Further Reading

O autorze

Leah Scragg is Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, UK. Her specialism is the work of John Lyly.