Shakespeare the Historian

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In Shakespeare the Historian Paola Pugliatti proposes that Shakespeare's staging of English history helped to establish a new historiographical outlook. Through close examination of the playwright's varied methods and writing styles, she argues that Shakespeare achieved a radical multi-perspectivism or polyphony through which he was able to challenge the monologic practice of contemporary historical sources and cross-examine political issues, thus inaugurating a problem-orientated, critical historiography.

subjects: English Historical drama,  Historical drama, English,  Histories,  Historiography,  History,  History and criticism,  Kings and rulers in literature,  Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, histories,  Historical drama, history and criticism,  Great britain, historiography

People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Places: Great Britain

Times: 1066-1687