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This is the first study to relate the Greek romances to Elizabethan drama. It focuses upon the Greek romance materials in Shakespeare’s plays to clarify the background of his art and to illuminate the relationship between the two literatures. The Greek romance tradition is described historically and traced through the works of Boccaccio and Cervantes, as well as other continental and English writers. Then, full attention is given to those plays of Shakespeare which utilize the Greek materials.
The notes are full and, with the aid of the extensive index, can serve as a manual of the Greek romance materials in Renaissance literature. A bibliographic appendix lists the known editions, translations, and adaptations of Greek romances from about 1470 to about 1642. The manuscript history is reviewed briefly. Thorough, careful, the book will be indispensable for concerned scholars and libraries.
Carol Gesner is professor of English at Berea College.
Publication Date
1970
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Place of Publication
Lexington, KY
ISBN
9780813152219
eISBN
9780813162843
Keywords
Shakespeare, English drama
Disciplines
Literature in English, British Isles
Recommended Citation
Gesner, Carol, "Shakespeare and the Greek Romance: A Study of Origins" (1970). Literature in English, British Isles. 34.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_english_language_and_literature_british_isles/34
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