Shakespeare’s Surrogates
Author | : S. Loftis |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 261 |
Release | : 2015-12-11 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781137321374 |
ISBN-10 | : 1137321377 |
Rating | : 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Shakespeare’s Surrogates by : S. Loftis
Download or read book Shakespeare’s Surrogates written by S. Loftis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-11 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shakespeare's Surrogates contends that adapting Renaissance drama played a key role in the development of modern drama's major aesthetic movements. Loftis posits that playwrights' reactions to Shakespeare and his contemporaries worked to create their public personas, inform their theoretical writings, and influence the development of new genres.