The Stranger as Story-teller: Gypsies and Others.

The article looks into the history and lives of the gypsies in England and their importance in Shakespeare's works. The gypsies are of Hindu origin who entered Great Britain in the sixteenth century, are known to be fortune tellers of a story or of the future, and being immigrants were ranked togeth...

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Published in:Shakespeare in Southern Africa Vol. 23; pp. 31 - 43
Main Author: Voss, Tony
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Institute for the Study of English in Africa 2011
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