| Shakespeare's Troy: Drama, Politics, and the Translation of Empire Contributor(s): James, Heather (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521592232 ISBN-13: 9780521592239 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1997 Annotation: Heather James argues that Shakespeare's use of Virgil, Ovid and other classical sources demonstrates the appropriation of classical authority in the interests of developing a national myth. She goes on to distinguish Shakespeare's deployment of the myth--notably in Troilus and Cressida, Antony and Cleopatra, Cymbeline, and The Tempest--from "official" Tudor and Stuart ideology, and to show how Shakespeare participates in the larger cultural project of finding historical legitimacy for Britain as a realm asserting its status as an empire. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Drama - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 96051770 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.31" W x 9.3" (1.15 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Heather James argues that Shakespeare's use of Virgil, Ovid and other classical sources demonstrates the appropriation of classical authority in the interests of developing a national myth. She goes on to distinguish Shakespeare's deployment of the myth--notably in Troilus and Cressida, Antony and Cleopatra, Cymbeline, and The Tempest--from official Tudor and Stuart ideology, and to show how Shakespeare participates in the larger cultural project of finding historical legitimacy for Britain as a realm asserting its status as an empire. |