Paratexts of Shakespearean Adaptations and other Texts 16601737
by
Enrico Scaravelli
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2015
This book explores from a new perspective the adaptations of Shakespeare in the Restoration, and how they contributed to the rise of the cult of the National Poet in an age where his reputation was not yet consolidated. Adaptations are fully independent cultural items, whose paratexts play a crucial...