Shakespeare, co-author : a historical study of the five collaborative plays /

For over two centuries scholars have discussed the evidence that Shakespeare worked with co-authors on several plays. In this study, Brian Vickers argues the case for co-authorship of five plays: 'Titus Andronicus', 'Henry VIII', 'Timon of Athens' 'Pericles' a...

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Main Author:	Vickers, Brian
Corporate Author:	UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Authorship. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Two gentlemen of Verona. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Titus Andronicus. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Timon of Athens. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > King Henry VIII. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Pericles. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 King Henry VIII (Shakespeare, William) Pericles (Shakespeare, William) Timon of Athens (Shakespeare, William) Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare, William) Two gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare, William) Authorship Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Part 1. Elizabethan drama and the methodology of authorship studies. 1. Authorship in English Renaissance drama
2. Identifying co-authors. Part 2. Shakespeare as co-author. 3. Titus Andronicus with George Peele
4. Timon of Athens with Thomas Middleton
5. Pericles with George Wilkins
6. Henry VIII and The Two Noble Kinsmen with John Fletcher
7. Plot and character in co-authored plays: problems of co-ordination. Appendix 1. Pause patterns in Elizabethan drama. Appendix 2. Abolishing the author? Theory versus history.