{"product_id":"shakespeares-borrowed-feathers-by-darren-freebury-jones-9781526177346","title":"Shakespeare's borrowed feathers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fascinating book exploring the early modern authors who helped to shape Shakespeare's beloved plays.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShakespeare's plays have influenced generations of writers, but who were the early modern playwrights who influenced him? Using the latest techniques in textual analysis, \u003ci\u003eShakespeare's borrowed feathers\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh look at William Shakespeare and reveals the influence of a community of playwrights that shaped his work. This compelling book argues that we need to see early modern drama as a communal enterprise, with playwrights borrowing from and adapting one another's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom John Lyly's wit, to the collaborative genius of John Fletcher, to Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson, \u003ci\u003eShakespeare's borrowed feathers\u003c\/i\u003e offers fresh insights into Shakespeare's artistic development and shows us new ways of looking at the masterpieces that have enchanted audiences for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This is a long way from the Romantic image of Shakespeare as isolated genius, and it is entirely convincing.'\u003c\/strong\u003e — Peter Holland, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'As this new book expertly shows, [Shakespeare] did not write alone. \u003ci\u003eShakespeare's borrowed feathers\u003c\/i\u003e is less about the \"upstart crow\" who upset the gossipy, close-knit world of Elizabethan theatre, and more about those other writers whose influence, rivalry and collaboration shaped the canon we attribute to Shakespeare solo.'\u003c\/strong\u003e — Emma Smith, \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Persuasive and precise, this exceptionally well-researched book is an invaluable addition to scholarship that examines how literary collaborations shaped the modern Shakespeare canon.'\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607637180652,"sku":"9781526177346","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/cbfbc0f085bfb0292bdfc1b708db9653.jpg?v=1778188162","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/shakespeares-borrowed-feathers-by-darren-freebury-jones-9781526177346","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}