Shakespeare And Elizabethan Popular Culture
Download or Read eBook Shakespeare And Elizabethan Popular Culture PDF written by Neil Rhodes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Neil Rhodes |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2014-05-13 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781408143629 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1408143623 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Shakespeare And Elizabethan Popular Culture by : Neil Rhodes
Book excerpt: While much has been written on Shakespeare's debt to the classical tradition, less has been said about his roots in the popular culture of his own time. This is the first book to explore the full range of his debts to Elizabethan popular culture. Topics covered include the mystery plays, festive custom, clowns, romance and popular fiction, folklore and superstition, everyday sayings, and popular songs. These essays show how Shakespeare, throughout his dramatic work, used popular culture. A final chapter, which considers ballads with Shakespearean connections in the seventeenth century, shows how popular culture immediately after his time used Shakespeare.
