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Shakespeare as Literary Dramatist

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Lukas Erne argues in this study that Shakespeare, apart from being a playwright who wrote theatrical texts for the stage, was also a literary dramatist who produced reading texts for publication. Contrary to a long-standing consensus, Shakespeare does not seem to have been opposed, or indifferent, to the publication of his plays, and he pursued a policy of trying to get them published. Accordingly, Shakespeare's long play texts survive in a literary format that would have required shortening before they reached the stage.

Language: English

Pages: 300

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: April 21, 2003

ISBN: 0521822556

ISBN 13: 9780521822558

Shakespeare as Literary Dramatist

4/5 ( ratings)

Lukas Erne argues in this study that Shakespeare, apart from being a playwright who wrote theatrical texts for the stage, was also a literary dramatist who produced reading texts for publication. Contrary to a long-standing consensus, Shakespeare does not seem to have been opposed, or indifferent, to the publication of his plays, and he pursued a policy of trying to get them published. Accordingly, Shakespeare's long play texts survive in a literary format that would have required shortening before they reached the stage.

Language: English

Pages: 300

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: April 21, 2003

ISBN: 0521822556

ISBN 13: 9780521822558

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