Sharpe, Dr Will

Shakespeare & Collaborative Writing (Oxford Shakespeare Topics)

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ISBN 13:: 9780198819646
author:: Sharpe, Dr Will
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Oxford University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2020
Pages:: 224
Dimensions:: 20.3 x 13.5 x 1.5 centimetres (0
Genre:: Fiction & Literature, Drama, Shakespeare,
Condition:: New
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Shakespeare and Collaborative Writing offers a fresh perspective on the playwright's artistic development. This book explores how Shakespeare's works reflect his practice of collaboration, revealing him as a poet and dramatist shaped by others in a dynamic network of intellectual influence. Through a detailed analysis of theatre history, book history, and attribution debates, the author reconstructs the circumstances and outcomes of Shakespeare's pairings with other writers. This rigorous appreciation of the structures and poetics of his co-authored works transforms our understanding of Shakespeare as a poet, dramatist, and cultural icon. By examining the ways in which collaboration influenced and challenged Shakespeare to adapt and experiment with his writing, this book presents his co-authored works as distinctive works of art that offer new insights into his creative process.

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