Shakespeare and the Classics demonstrates that the classics are of central importance in Shakespeare's plays and in the structure of his imagination. Written by an international team of Shakespeareans and classicists, this book offers the most rounded and comprehensive treatment of Shakespeare's cla
Shakespeare and the Classics
β Scribed by Charles Martindale, A. B. Taylor
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 335
- Category
- Library
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