Shakespeare's books : a dictionary of Shakespeare sources / Stuart Gillespie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gillespie, Stuart, 1958-

Series:

Athlone Shakespeare dictionary series.

Athlone Shakespeare dictionary series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dictionaries.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Knowledge--Literature.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (539 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Athlone, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This encyclopedia-style Dictionary is a comprehensive reference guide to Shakespeare's literary knowledge and recent scholarship on it. Nearly 200 entries cover the full range of literary writing Shakespeare was acquainted with, and which influenced his own work, including classical, historical, religious and contemporary works. It provides an overview of his use of authors such as Virgil, Chaucer, Erasmus, Marlowe and Samuel Daniel, whose influence is across the canon. Other entries cover anonymous or collective works such as the Bible, Emblems, Homilies, Chronicle History plays and the Moral

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; A-Z; General Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-29172-2

9786611291723

1-84714-338-5

OCLC:

270933651