Shakespeare's Borrowed Feathers

A fascinating book exploring the early modern authors who helped to shape Shakespeare's beloved plays.Shakespeare's plays have influenced generations of writers, but who were the early modern playwrights who influenced him? Using the latest techniques in textual analysis Shakespeare's borrowed feathers offers a fresh look at William Shakespeare and reveals the influence of a community of playwrights that shaped his work. This compelling book argues that we need to see early modern drama as a communal enterprise, with playwrights borrowing from and adapting one another's work.From John Lyly's wit to the collaborative genius of John Fletcher, to Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson, Shakespeare's borrowed feathers offers fresh insights into Shakespeare's artistic development and shows us new ways of looking at the masterpieces that have enchanted audiences for centuries.

About the author

Darren Freebury-Jones is a lecturer in Shakespeare Studies in Stratford-upon-Avon, whose research on Shakespeare and his contemporaries can be found in a wide range of peer-reviewed journals and books. His work has been discussed in national newspapers such as The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Observer, and The Independent. He is also an actor and has spent much of his life writing fiction and poetry. He has a house in Cardiff, Wales, where he is from.

Product details

• Authors: Darren Freebury-Jones
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.10.2024
• EAN: 9781526177322
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-7732-2
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 240 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; England, LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Playwriting, Theatre Studies, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, 1558–1603 (Elizabethan period), Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean