Shakespeare and Game of Thrones

by Jeffrey Wilson

It is widely acknowledged that the hit franchise Game of Thrones is based on the Wars of the Roses, a bloody fifteenth-century civil war between feuding English families. In this book, Jeffrey R. Wilson shows how that connection was mediated by Shakespeare, and how a knowledge of the Shakespearean context enriches our understanding of the literary elements of Game of Thrones.

On the one hand, Shakespeare influenced...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367483920
• ISBN13: 9780367483920
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.7"