Shakespeare and classical antiquity / Burrow Colin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burrow, Colin.

Series:

Oxford Shakespeare Topics

Oxford Shakespeare topics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Knowledge--Classical literature.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Themes, motives.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.

Classical literature--Appreciation--England--History.

Classical literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

OXFORD SHAKESPEARE TOPICS General Editors: Peter Holland and Stanley Wells Oxford Shakespeare Topics provide students and teachers with short books on important aspects of Shakespeare criticism and scholarship. Each book is written by an authority in its field, and combines accessible style with original discussion of its subject. This book explains that Shakespeare did not have 'small Latin and less Greek' as Ben Jonson claimed. Shakespeare and Classical Antiquity shows the range, extent and variety of Shakespeare's responses to classical antiquity. Individual chapters on Virgil, Ovid, Classi

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1. Learning from the Past; 2. Virgil; 3. Ovid; 4. Roman Comedy; 5. Seneca; 6. Plutarch; Conclusion; Notes; Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-150768-7