The making of the national poet : Shakespeare, adaptation and authorship, 1660-1769 /

A study of the 18th century's revisions and revaluations of Shakespeare, considering the period's stage adaptations in the context of the cultural changes in which they participate. In so doing it provides an account of Shakespeare's promotion from archaic playwright to England's...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dobson, Michael, 1960- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1992.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:A study of the 18th century's revisions and revaluations of Shakespeare, considering the period's stage adaptations in the context of the cultural changes in which they participate. In so doing it provides an account of Shakespeare's promotion from archaic playwright to England's timeless Bard.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 266 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-251) and index.
ISBN:9780191591716
0191591718
0585072035
9780585072036
9780191673979
0191673978
9781280765315
1280765313
9780198183235
0198183232