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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 March 2016
      08 March 2016
      ISBN:
      9781316450949
      9781107132405
      9781107584891
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316450949
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.56kg, 254 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.38kg, 258 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Literature, English Literature 1700-1830
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    The eighteenth century has long been acknowledged as a pivotal period in Shakespeare's reception, transforming a playwright requiring 'improvement' into a national poet whose every word was sacred. Scholars have examined the contribution of performances, adaptations, criticism and editing to this process of transformation, but the crucial role of fiction remains overlooked. Shakespeare and the Eighteenth-Century Novel reveals for the first time the prevalence, and the importance, of fictional characters' direct quotations from Shakespeare. Quoting characters ascribe emotional and moral authority to Shakespeare, redeploy his theatricality, and mock banal uses of his words; by shaping in this way what is considered valuable about Shakespeare, the novel accrues new cultural authority of its own. Shakespeare underwrites, and is underwritten by, the eighteenth-century novel, and this book reveals the lasting implications for both of their reputations.

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    'Rumbold’s book is an intricate, thoughtful contribution to Shakespeare studies and criticism of the novel. As an elegant fusion of literary analysis and cultural history, it will also appeal to scholars interested in reception theory and cultures of reading. Its interdisciplinary approach and subtler lines of argument might be better suited to advanced students or specialists, but its lucid, lively style and original insights must recommend it to everyone; it is as entertaining and thought-provoking as the novels it so vibrantly discusses.'

    Megan Taylor Source: Eighteenth-Century Fiction

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