Who was William Shakespeare? : an introduction to the life and works /
A new study of Shakespeare's life and times, which illuminates our understanding and appreciation of his works. This book combines an accessible fully historicized treatment of both the life and the plays, suited to both undergraduate and popular audiences, loks at 24 of the most significant pl...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, Massachusetts :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2013.
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| Summary: | A new study of Shakespeare's life and times, which illuminates our understanding and appreciation of his works. This book combines an accessible fully historicized treatment of both the life and the plays, suited to both undergraduate and popular audiences, loks at 24 of the most significant plays and the sonnets through the lens of various aspects of Shakespeare's life and historical environment, addresses four of the most significant issues that shaped Shakespeare's career, icnluding his education, religion, social status and theatre, examines theatre as an institution and the literary environment of early modern London and explains and dispatches conspiracy theories about authorship. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470658468 (cloth) 0470658460 (cloth) 9780470658475 (pbk.) 0470658479 (pbk.) |