Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--New York University, 2011, titled Where people kill with their looks : Illyria in Shakespeare's England and in modern literary criticism. Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-333) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : Illyria then and now -- Reborn and reconfigured : Illyria in Renaissance cosmographies, 1570-1620 -- Venturing in-between : Renaissance English travelers and merchants in the eastern Adriatic -- Adriatic romance -- Forms of otherness in Shakespeare's Twelfth night -- Rebellious Shakespeare : Illyrian unrest and the English "nation".
Summary:
"Illyria in Shakespeare's England studies the Eastern Adriatic region known as 'Illyria' in five plays by Shakespeare and other early modern English writing. It examines the origins and features of past discourses on the area, expanding our knowledge of the ways in which England and other polities negotiated their position in the early modern world"-- Provided by publisher.
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