Shakespeare and the Italian Renaissance: Appropriation, Transformation, Opposition (Anglo-Italian Renaissance Studies) - Hardcover

Marrapodi, Michele

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1472448391 ISBN 13: 9781472448392

Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

Shakespeare and the Italian Renaissance investigates the works of Shakespeare and his fellow dramatists from within the context of the European Renaissance and, more specifically, from within the context of Italian cultural, dramatic, and literary traditions, with reference to the impact and influence of classical, coeval, and contemporary culture. In contrast to previous studies, the critical perspectives pursued in this volume’s tripartite organization take into account a wider European intertextual dimension and, above all, an ideological interpretation of the 'aesthetics' or 'politics' of intertextuality. Contributors perceive the presence of the Italian world in early modern England not as a traditional treasure trove of influence and imitation, but as a potential cultural force, consonant with complex processes of appropriation, transformation, and ideological opposition through a continuous dialectical interchange of compliance and subversion.

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About the Author

Michele Marrapodi is Full Professor of English Language and Literature, and History of English Drama, in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Palermo, Italy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472448391
• ISBN 13: 9781472448392
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 392