{"product_id":"9781526177322","title":"Shakespeare's borrowed feathers","description":"Author: Darren Freebury-Jones\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526177322\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Nov 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 296\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating book exploring the early modern authors who helped to shape Shakespeare's beloved plays.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShakespeare's plays have influenced generations of writers, but who were the early modern playwrights who influenced him? Using the latest techniques in textual analysis \u003ci\u003eShakespeare's borrowed feathers\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom John Lyly's wit to the collaborative genius of John Fletcher, to Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson, \u003ci\u003eShakespeare's borrowed feathers\u003c\/i\u003e offers fresh insights into Shakespeare's artistic development and shows us new ways of looking at the masterpieces that have enchanted audiences for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is a long way from the Romantic image of Shakespeare as isolated genius, and it is entirely convincing.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePeter Holland, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As this new book expertly shows, [Shakespeare] did not write alone. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShakespeare's borrowed feathers \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis less about the \"upstart crow\" who upset the gossipy, close-knit world of Elizabethan theatre, and more about those other writers whose influence, rivalry and collaboration shaped the canon we attribute to Shakespeare solo.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e Emma Smith, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Persuasive and precise, this exceptionally well-researched book is an invaluable addition to scholarship that examines how literary collaborations shaped the modern Shakespeare canon.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46830030225566,"sku":"ADS-9781526177322","price":69.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526177322.jpg?v=1778558417","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526177322","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}