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 ...