Foreign and Native on the English Stage, 1588-1611
Author | : Jane Pettegree |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2011-04-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230307797 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230307795 |
Rating | : 4/5 (795 Downloads) |
Download or read book Foreign and Native on the English Stage, 1588-1611 written by Jane Pettegree and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This original and scholarly work uses three detailed case studies of plays – Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra , King Lear and Cymbeline – to cast light on the ways in which early modern writers used metaphor to explore how identities emerge from the interaction of competing regional and spiritual topographies.