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 cont
This Research Companion provides a comprehensive survey of the most significant topics related to Anglo-Italian Renaissance studies. Written by a team of international scholars and experts in the fiel
"The contention of this book on early modern literary theories, influences, and practices is also, in part, to highlight Shakespeare's exploitation of mixed drama in the context of the period's widesp
Applying recent developments in new historicism and cultural materialism a€“ along with the new perspectives opened up by the current debate on intertextuality and the construction of the theatrical t
This collection of essays, written by distinguished international scholars, focuses on the structural influence of Italian literature, culture and society at large on Shakespeare's dramatic canon. Exp