{"product_id":"shakespeares-borrowed-feathers-pb","title":"Shakespeare's Borrowed Feathers PB","description":"\u003cp\u003eShakespeare's Borrowed Feathers: How Early Modern Playwrights Shaped the World's Greatest Writer\u003cbr\u003eDarren Freebury-Jones (Author) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0743483804\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"nnkmum-9i7ul4-d3zsl4-wvtj79\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis unique book reveals the network of early modern authors who helped Shakespeare to shape his beloved plays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e‘Entirely convincing.’ – Times Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e‘Engrossing and valuable.’ – StageTalk\u003cbr\u003e‘Highly recommended.’ – CHOICE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eShakespeare's borrowed feathers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom John Lyly's wit to the collaborative genius of John Fletcher, to Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eShakespeare's borrowed feathers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e offers fresh insights into the Bard’s artistic development and shows us new ways of looking at the masterpieces that have enchanted audiences for centuries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0743483804\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"5s41my-nm3ry0-q4pckn-gu2bgu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0743483804\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-cel-widget=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"3qso1c-x5mgmk-9131t4-4qpy5t\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback: 232 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: 9781526177346\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: 12.9 x 1.47 x 19.8\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57491711000954,"sku":"10004739","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2393\/5815\/files\/Shakespeare_sBorrowedFeathersPB.png?v=1793376104","url":"https:\/\/shop.rsc.org.uk\/products\/shakespeares-borrowed-feathers-pb","provider":"The RSC shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}