The Myth of Rome in Shakespeare and his Contemporaries

Warren (University of London) Chernaik

Cambridge University Press, 2011

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Presenting a fresh approach to such familiar plays as Antony and Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, this study examines the dramatic uses of Roman history - 'the myth of Rome' - in the age of Shakespeare. Chernaik provides illuminating comparisons of Shakespeare's Roman plays with plays by dramatists including Jonson and Massinger.

ISBN-13
9780521196567
ISBN-10
0521196566
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2011
Publication date
2011-03-17
Pages
306
Dimensions
232x158x21
Weight
632