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If they ran in the same circles and exchanged ideas, wouldn't that be exposure to the references of things that Shakespeare didn't have first-hand experience wi
by hulahoof 7y ago
If they ran in the same circles and exchanged ideas, wouldn't that be exposure to the references of things that Shakespeare didn't have first-hand experience with ?
- dnr 7y agoThat's addressed in the article: Could the plays’ many connections to Bassano be explained by simply assuming the playwright knew her well? “Shakespeare would have had to run to her every few minutes for a musical reference or an Italian pun,” he said.