The Creation and Re-Creation of Cardenio: Performing Shakespeare, Transforming Cervantes

Book Overview

Did Shakespeare really join John Fletcher to write Cardenio, a lost play based on Don Quixote? With an emphasis on the importance of theatrical experiment, a script and photos from Gary Taylor's recent production, and essays by respected early modern scholars, this book will make a definitive statement about the collaborative nature of Cardenio.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137344210
• ISBN13: 9781137344212
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.4"