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A Study of the Treatment of Time in the Plays of Lyly, Marlowe, Greene, and Peele

Because Shakespeare borrowed so many ideas and devices from other writers, we wonder whether he also borrowed the trick of double time from some of his predecessors; therefore one of the purposes of this study is to discover whether or not this device was original with Shakespeare. In this study I have considered the works of John Lyly, Christopher Marlowe, Robert Greene, and George Peele because these four seem to have influenced Shakespeare more than did any of the other of his immediate predecessors. To discover what influence, if any, these men had upon Shakespeare ts treatment of time is not, however, the only purpose of this study; for I am also interested in the characteristics of the works of these men for their own values, independent of any influence which they may have had on the works of Shakespeare.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc699481
Date06 1900
CreatorsFussell, Mildred
ContributorsSampley, Arthur M. (Arthur McCullough), 1903-1975, Dannelley, Henry
PublisherNorth Texas State Teachers College
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formati, 115 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Fussell, Mildred, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

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