The Making of the National Poet: Shakespeare, Adaptation and Authorship, 1660-1769 (Clarendon Paperbacks)

by Michael Dobson (Author)

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  Paperback
  1994

  $49.36

  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.