Shakespeare's French Connection

How the History, Literature and Culture of France Permeate the Plays

Margrethe Jolly (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

188 Seiten

2024
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9538-9 (ISBN)

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Shakespeare’s third most frequent setting is France. French is also the foreign language Shakespeare uses most. He also weaves in comments on French fashion, ways of walking, and skills in horsemanship, sword-playing and dancing. This work shows us just how widely that French presence is evident in his plays.

Margrethe Jolly took her PhD at Brunel University, studying Hamlet alongside its French source and consequently writing The First Two Quartos of 'Hamlet'. That, her passion for the plays and her love of literature teaching tempted her to investigate more, and more, of the French elements in the Shakespeare canon. 'Everyone knows Shakespeare's a genius, but he's also very learned,' she says. 'Do a little digging in those plays and it's amazing how extensive his knowledge is in so many fields.' Her Shakespeare's French Connection explores just one of those fields.

Margrethe Jolly, PhD, Brunel University, studied Hamlet alongside its French source and consequently writing The First Two Quartos of ‘Hamlet’. Her passion for the plays and her love of literature teaching tempted her to investigate more, and more, of the French elements in the Shakespeare canon.

Erscheinungsdatum	12.07.2024
Zusatzinfo	ca. 20 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-4766-9538-5 / 1476695385
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-9538-9 / 9781476695389
Zustand	Neuware