Shakespeare and the eighteenth-century novel: cultures of quotation from samuel richardson to jane austen
Auteur :
Rumbold, Kate
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107132405
Date de publication :
8 mars 2016
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,7 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
560 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This study shows that Shakespeare is a very significant presence in major novels of the eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries, from epigraphs to descriptions of performances of his plays, and from allusions in polite conversation to Shakespearean knowledge as a mark of erudition among men and women alike.