Shakespeare's Troy: Drama, Politics, and the Translation of Empire
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture Series)
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Heather James argues that Shakespeare's use of Virgil, Ovid and other classical sources demonstrates the appropriation of classical authority in the interests of developing a national myth. She goes on to distinguish Shakespeare's deployment of the myth--notably in Troilus and Cressida, Antony and Cleopatra, Cymbeline, and The Tempest--from official Tudor and Stuart ideology, and to show how Shakespeare participates in the larger cultural project of finding historical legitimacy for Britain as a realm asserting its status as an empire.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521033780
ISBN13:9780521033787
Release Date:August 2008
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.94 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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