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Shakespeare's Borrowed Feathers: How Early Modern Playwrights Shaped the World's Greatest Writer (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781526177346)
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xA fascinating exploration of the early modern authors who helped to shape Shakespeare's beloved plays.
Shakespeare's plays have influenced generations of writers, but who were the early modern playwrights who influenced him? Using the latest techniques in textual analysis, Darren Freebury-Jones offers a fresh look at William Shakespeare and reveals the influence of a community of playwrights that shaped his work. He makes a compelling case that we need to see early modern drama as a communal enterprise, with playwrights borrowing from and adapting one another's work. From John Lyly's wit to the collaborative genius of John Fletcher, to Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson, Shakespeare's borrowed feathers offers fresh insights into Shakespeare's artistic development and shows us new ways of looking at the masterpieces that have enchanted audiences for centuries.Author: Darren Freebury-Jones
ISBN-10: 152617734X
ISBN-13: 9781526177346
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/17/2026
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
By Darren Freebury-Jones
xDarren Freebury-Jones is an author, Shakespeare scholar, editor and poet. In 2023 he was elected as a full Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in recognition of his contributions to historical scholarship. He has spent many years lecturing on Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon and around the world.
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