{"product_id":"9780415352994","title":"The Sources of Shakespeare's Plays","description":"First published in 1977. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book ascertains what sources Shakespeare used for the plots of his plays and  discusses the use he made of them; and secondly illustrates how his general reading is woven into the texture of his work. Few Elizabethan dramatists took such pains as Shakespeare in the collection of source-material. Frequently the sources were apparently incompatible, but Shakespeare's ability to combine a chronicle play, one or two prose chronicles, two poems and a pastoral romance without any sense of incongruity, was masterly.  The plays are examined in approximately chronological order and Shakespeare's developing skill becomes evident.","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46256311435505,"sku":"9780415352994","price":690.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9780415352994_p0.jpg?v=1764996739","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780415352994","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}