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Explore the foundations of legendary drama with The Sources of Shakespeare's Plays from the Routledge Library Editions. Originally published in 1977, this scholarly work examines the specific materials Shakespeare used to build his famous plots. The text discusses how he integrated diverse sources into his writing, showing how his general reading becomes part of the texture of his plays. Shakespeare was unique among Elizabethan dramatists for the care he took in collecting source material. This book highlights his ability to combine different elements, such as chronicle plays, prose chronicles, poems, and pastoral romances, into a single cohesive work without any sense of incongruity. The plays are examined in approximately chronological order, providing a clear look at his masterly ability to weave complex materials into his masterpieces.

Key Features

This Routledge Library Edition examines the specific sources Shakespeare used for his play plots.

The book discusses how Shakespeare's general reading is woven into the texture of his dramatic works.

Content covers how Shakespeare combined chronicle plays, prose chronicles, poems, and pastoral romances.

The text analyzes plays in approximately chronological order for a structured study of his work.

This edition explores the masterly way Shakespeare integrated seemingly incompatible source materials.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
23 December 2004
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09 February 2007

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