A Comparative Study of Coriolanus and its Source
Degree Year
1943
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
Keywords
Shakespeare, Coriolanus
Abstract
It is not my intention, in this paper, to prove that Shakespeare used Plutarch's Life of Coriolanus in Sir Thomas North's translation as his authority for The Tragedy of Coriolanus. It is my purpose, however, to compare Coriolanus and North's translation in the endeavor to determine, as far as possible, Shakespeare's art: to see how and why he used his borrowings from North and Plutarch; and to discover, in that way, Shakespeare's conception of dramatic work and his method of working up his material.
Repository Citation
Soiref, Etta, "A Comparative Study of Coriolanus and its Source" (1943). Honors Papers. 975.
https://digitalcommons.oberlin.edu/honors/975
