Shakespeare's Troy drama, politics, and the translation of empire /

Heather James examines the ways in which Shakespeare handles the inheritance and transmission of the Troy legend. She 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, a...

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Main Author: James, Heather, 1961-
Other Authors: EBSCOhost.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 271 pages) : illustrations.
Series: Cambridge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ; 22.
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