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| Title: | The Pre-history of Beatrice and Benedick in "Much Ado About Nothing" |
| Authors: | Daalder, Joost |
| Keywords: | Renaissance poetry |
| Issue Date: | 2004 |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| Citation: | Daalder, Joost 2004. The Pre-history of Beatrice and Benedick in "Much Ado About Nothing". 'English Studies', vol.85, no.6, 520-527. |
| Abstract: | In "Much Ado About Nothing", Shakespeare implies in a fascinating way that before the main action of the play there was what Daalder calls a 'pre-history', namely a story of an earlier involvement between Benedick and Beatrice. It is this `pre-history' which is examined and clarified here. The implied scenario logically fits in with – and is fundamental in presenting – Shakespeare's view of gender issues in "Much Ado". |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2328/324 |
| ISSN: | 0013-838X |
| Appears in Collections: | Shakespeare, William
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