Shakespeare and the Classics

by Charles Martindale (Editor), A.B. Taylor (Editor)

Compiled by an international team of Shakespeareans and classicists, this study investigates Shakespeare's classicism and demonstrates how he used a variety of classical books to explore such crucial areas of human experience as love, politics, ethics, and history. It offers a comprehensive analysis of Shakespeare's classicism that will also serve as a useful introduction for students and others approaching the subject for the first time.

Genres: Shakespeare, Literary Criticism, Academic, Nonfiction

334 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 12, 2004