Steinmetz-Ardaseer, Yvonne (1999). The creative reception of William Shakespeare in the Netherlands: the case of Arthur Van Schendel. University of Birmingham. M.Litt.
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Abstract
As a young man, the Dutch novelist, short story writer and poet, Arthur van Schendel (1874-1946) developed a passion for Shakespeare. The plays came as a revelation to him, kindling his creativity to such an extent that he imaginatively adopted and adapted many of the playwright's characters and ideas. The principal results were a life of the poet, Shakespeare (1910), a play Pandorra (1919), the novel Meneer Oberon en Mevrouw (1940), and a poem "Stratford-upon-Avon" (1944).
In this thesis I will explore the intertextuality between the works of Shakespeare and those of Van Schendel. To this end I will study the latter's complete works, all the associated material, including correspondence and manuscripts, kept in the Literary Museum and Documentation Centre in The Hague; and also biographies, books and articles concerned with Van Schendel that have appeared since the publication of his first novel Drogon (1896).
This dissertation will comprise:
- a discussion of Van Schendel's life and works
- a reading of Shakespeare
- comments on five of Shakespeare's plays, included in the second enlarged edition of Shakespeare, and on Pandorra
- and last but not least an evaluation of Meneer Oberon en Mevrouw.
| Type of Work: | Thesis (Masters by Research > M.Litt.) |
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| Award Type: | Masters by Research > M.Litt. |
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| College/Faculty: | Schools (1998 to 2008) > School of Humanities |
| School or Department: | School of English, Drama and American & Canadian Studies, The Shakespeare Institute |
| Funders: | None/not applicable |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN2000 Dramatic representation. The Theater P Language and Literature > PR English literature |
| URI: | http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/3146 |
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