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Article: Shakespeare and Renaissance Europe.(Book review)
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- The Modern Language Review
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- April 1, 2006
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Shakespeare and Renaissance Europe. Ed. by Andrew Hadfield and Paul Hammond. (Arden Shakespeare Companions) London: Thompson Learning. 2004. xxix+ 314 pp. 16.99 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 1-90427-146-4.
What was Shakespeare's attitude towards Europe? To what extent were Shakespeare and his contemporaries influenced by European politics and literature? The significant number of Shakespeare's plays that have continental settings--Verona, Venice, Athens, and Vienna, for example--suggests something of the fascination and allure that Europe held for Shakespeare and his audiences. But should we regard these settings as accurate depictions of Renaissance Europe, or are they ...