Quoting Shakespeare: Form and Culture in Early Modern Drama

by Douglas Bruster

William Shakespeare is perhaps the most frequently quoted author of the English-speaking world. His plays, in turn, "quote" a wide variety of sources, from books and ballads to persons and events. In this dynamic study of Shakespeare's plays, Douglas Bruster demonstrates that such borrowing can illuminate the world in which Shakespeare and his contemporary playwrights lived and worked, while also shedding light on later cultures that quote his plays...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803213034
• ISBN13: 9780803213036
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"