Voltaire, Goethe, Schlegel, Coleridge

In this volume, leading scholars assess the contribution of Voltaire, Goethe, Schlegel and Coleridge to the reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Each substantial contribution provides a sketch of its subject's intellectual and professional biography and gives an account of the wider cultural context, before going on to assess the double impact of Shakespeare on the writer and of the writer on subsequent interpretations of Shakespeare.

Roger Paulin is Schröder Professor Emeritus at Trinity College, University of Cambridge, UK.

Contributors: Michèle Willems (University of Rouen, France), Stephen Fennell (University of Cambridge, UK), Christine Roger (Université de Picardie, France) and Reginald Foakes (UCLA, USA).

Great Shakespeareans offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. .In this volume, leading scholars assess the contribution of David Garrick, John Philip Kemble, Sarah Siddons and Edmund Kean to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Each substantial contribution assesses the double impact of Shakespeare on the figure covered and of the figure on the understanding, interpretation and appreciation of Shakespeare, provide a sketch of their subject's intellectual and professional biography and an account of the wider cultural context, including comparison with other figures or works within the same field.

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.