The Evolution of the Patient Woman: Examining Patient Griselda as a Source for Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale.

The article focuses on the evolution of the Patient Woman and examined Patient Griselda as a Source for William Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale." It mentions that Janet Clare cautions, however, that a new historicist-based language with which to discuss source study ‘disembedded the plays from the...

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Publicado en:Early Modern Literary Studies Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 1 - 21
Autor principal: McCarthy, Grace
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Early Modern Literary Studies 2018
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Sumario:The article focuses on the evolution of the Patient Woman and examined Patient Griselda as a Source for William Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale." It mentions that Janet Clare cautions, however, that a new historicist-based language with which to discuss source study ‘disembedded the plays from the immediacy of their theatrical contexts. It mentions about communicative disconnect between theatre historians and scholars interested in literary echoes.