TY - GEN T1 - Shakespeare and the uses of antiquity : an introductory essay A1 - Martindale, Charles A2 - Martindale, Michelle, 1951- LA - English PP - London ; New York PB - Routledge YR - 1994 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm61117147 AB - In Shakespeare and the Uses of Antiquity, Charles and Michelle Martindale take issue with the recent academic tendency to exaggerate Shakespeare's expertise in the classics. Instead they show how the playwright used his restricted knowledge of the classics to create a remarkably convincing picture of the classical world. Although almost a third of his plays are set in the ancient world and are rich in allusions to classical mythology, history and ideas, Shakespeare received only grammar school training in this discipline--a far cry from the scholarly knowledge he would otherwise seem to posses. OP - 228 CN - PR3037 .M37 1994eb SN - 0203986032 SN - 9780203986035 SN - 0415104262 KW - Shakespeare, William, : 1564-1616 : Knowledge : Literature. KW - Shakespeare, William, : 1564-1616 : Knowledge : Rome. KW - Shakespeare, William, : 1564-1616 KW - Shakespeare, William, : (1564-1616) : Connaissances : Littérature classique. KW - Historical drama, English : History and criticism. KW - Classicism : England : History : 16th century. KW - Civilization, Classical, in literature. KW - Mythology, Classical, in literature. KW - Rome : In literature. KW - Théâtre historique anglais : Histoire et critique. KW - Classicisme : Angleterre : Histoire : 16e siècle. KW - Mythologie ancienne dans la littérature. KW - LITERARY CRITICISM : Shakespeare. KW - DRAMA : Shakespeare. KW - Civilization, Classical, in literature KW - Classicism KW - Historical drama, English KW - Literature KW - Mythology, Classical, in literature KW - England KW - Rome (Empire) KW - Histoire ancienne dans la littérature. KW - 1500-1599 KW - Drama in English : Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. : Influence of classical literatures KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc. KW - History ER -