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This original and scholarly work uses three detailed case studies of plays Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, King Lear and Cymbeline to cast light on the ways in which early modern writers used metaphor to explore how identities emerge from the interaction of competing regional and spiritual...

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Main Author: Pettegree, Jane, 1966-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:Early modern literature in history.
Subjects:
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism.
Metaphor in literature.
National characteristics, English, in literature.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Dramatic production.
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Summary:This original and scholarly work uses three detailed case studies of plays Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, King Lear and Cymbeline to cast light on the ways in which early modern writers used metaphor to explore how identities emerge from the interaction of competing regional and spiritual topographies.
Physical Description:vii, 235 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780230293335 (hardback)
0230293336 (hardback)