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Shakespeare Adaptations from the Early Eighteenth Century
Kristine . Ed(S): Johanson
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Editor(s): Johanson, Kristine. Num Pages: 474 pages, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 850.
This book presents a scholarly edition of five of the first adaptations of Shakespeare from the eighteenth century, the period when Shakespeare became “Shakespeare.” Written by men influential in early Augustan cultural spheres, these adaptations demonstrate how contemporary literary principles and contemporary politics were applied to Shakespeare’s texts. In these adaptations of Henry V, Richard II, Coriolanus, 2 Henry VI and 3 Henry VI, we see the various ways that eighteenth-century authors “righted” Shakespeare’s “wrongs”: through the addition and alteration of female characters and romantic sub-plots, the introduction of new scenes, the use of the unities of time and place, ... Read more
This book presents a scholarly edition of five of the first adaptations of Shakespeare from the eighteenth century, the period when Shakespeare became “Shakespeare.” Written by men influential in early Augustan cultural spheres, these adaptations demonstrate how contemporary literary principles and contemporary politics were applied to Shakespeare’s texts. In these adaptations of Henry V, Richard II, Coriolanus, 2 Henry VI and 3 Henry VI, we see the various ways that eighteenth-century authors “righted” Shakespeare’s “wrongs”: through the addition and alteration of female characters and romantic sub-plots, the introduction of new scenes, the use of the unities of time and place, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
474
Condition
New
Number of Pages
474
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611476477
SKU
V9781611476477
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99-15
About Kristine . Ed(S): Johanson
Kristine Johanson is assistant professor of English Renaissance literature and culture at the University of Amsterdam.
Reviews for Shakespeare Adaptations from the Early Eighteenth Century
Johanson’s collection is an early step in revising classroom practices; it helps us broaden our view, better placing monumental figures like Garrick within a greater framework.
The Eighteenth-Century Intelligencer
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