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Shakespeare and the Italian Renaissance

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Shakespeare and the Italian Renaissance investigates the works of Shakespeare and his fellow dramatists from within the context of the European Renaissance and, more specifically, from within the context of Italian cultural, dramatic, and literary traditions, with reference to the impact and influence of classical, coeval, and contemporary culture. In contrast to previous studies, the critical perspectives pursued in this volume’s tripartite organization take into account a wider European intertextual dimension and, above all, an ideological interpretation of the 'aesthetics' or 'politics' of intertextuality.

Contributors perceive the presence of the Italian world in early modern England not as a traditional treasure trove of influence and imitation, but as a potential cultural force, consonant with complex processes of appropriation, transformation, and ideological opposition through a continuous dialectical interchange of compliance and subversion.

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ISBN: 9780367880330
Publication date:
Author: Michele Marrapodi
Publisher: Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 388 pages
Series: Anglo-Italian Renaissance Studies
Genres: Literary studies: plays and playwrights
Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800
Classic and pre-20th century plays
Literary studies: general
Theatre studies
Language: reference and general
Literary theory

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