Shakespeare's Stage Traffic re-visions and re-situates Shakespeare's dramaturgy within the flourishing theatrical trade of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Challenging the traditional notion of Shakespeare as originator, each chapter examines particular plays demonstrating how throughout his career Shakespeare adapted, imitated and borrowed from the work of others.

Contesting the notion of Shakespeare as originator, Clare demonstrates how Shakespeare adapted, imitated and borrowed from the work of others.