168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
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A knowledge of the history and evolution of the tales on which Shakespeare drew in the composition of his plays is essential for the understanding of his work. In re-telling a particular story, a Renaissance writer was not simply reshaping the structure of the narrative but participating in a species of debate with earlier writers and the meanings their tales had accrued. The stories upon which... Read more
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
Biography
Leah Scragg is Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, UK. Her specialism is the work of John Lyly.
