Shakespeare, Plautus and the Humanist Tradition - Wolfgang Riehle - Books - Boydell & Brewer Ltd - 9780859913058 - January 24, 1991
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Shakespeare, Plautus and the Humanist Tradition


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Riehle argues that the genius of Shakespeare has tended to obscure the writers who influenced him and through him European culture. Using dramaturgic, comparative and historical methods, Riehle demonstrates how "The Comedy of Errors" is related to its Plautine sources "Menaechmi" and "Amphitruo".


319 pages, 6 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released January 24, 1991
ISBN13 9780859913058
Publishers Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Pages 319
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   512 g   (Weight (estimated))

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