Description
An exploration of Shakespeare's changing conception of Greece - both ancient and early modern - and its effect on his drama
About the Author
Alison Findlay is Professor of Renaissance Drama and Director of the Shakespeare Programme at Lancaster University, UK and Vassiliki Markidou is an Assistant Professor in English Literature and Culture at the Faculty of English Language and Literature, University of Athens, Greece.
Reviews
A fascinating collection that brilliantly teases out the tension between the order and authority of a classical Greece and the very different status and nature of a Greece under Ottoman rule. * Times Higher Education *
Shakespeare and Greece, a collection of essays edited by Alison Findlay and Vassiliki Markidou, contributes to a small but growing body of work addressing an important and understudied topic. Framed by an introduction situating the project in Shakespeare's literary and cultural landscape, the book's eight essays explore different intersections between Shakespeare and the Greek world. Their premises and methodologies vary, but together they make a strong case for the pervasiveness and importance of Shakespeare's Greek engagements ... This volume illuminates a rich topic, and opens inviting directions for further study. * Renaissance Quarterly *
Book Information
ISBN 9781474244251
Author Professor Alison Findlay
Format Hardback
Page Count 304
Imprint The Arden Shakespeare
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 406g