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Shakspere and His predecessors – Titus Andronicus*
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Boas, Frederick S. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Description | Now that a generation of scholars has spent a great deal of energy in questioning the authorship of nearly everything written by Shakespeare before 1600, it is time to pause and to assess the value of what has been achieved. The author reopening the subject of Titus with the idea of subjecting as many tests of authorship as possible to as severe a criticism as possible. The anonymity of Titus need not tell against Shakespeare's authorship. Titus Andronicus was one of the first plays to be claimed by the revisionists. Before discussing tests of authorship in detail, it would be well to clear the ground by calling attention to the Renaissance habit of imitation. The modern editors are too careless in their stage-directions. Titus then resembles Shakespeare's other work, both comedy and tragedy, in that it is built upon the principle of contrast. The literary critics who condemn Titus as poetry altogether, overlook Shakespeare's difficulty. Book Name: Titus Andronicus |
| Related Links | https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2014-0-36613-6&isbn=9781315724911&format=googlePreviewPdf |
| Ending Page | 64 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| Starting Page | 61 |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315724911-5 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2015-04-10 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Titus Andronicus Literary Studies Medieval & Renaissance Studies Predecessors Revisionists |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
