Shakespeare and the eighteenth-century novel: cultures of quotation from samuel richardson to jane austen
Auteur :
Rumbold, Kate
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107584891
Date de publication :
20 déc. 2018
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,0 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
380 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
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.