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The private life of William Shakespeare /

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"The Private Life of William Shakespeare tells the story of Shakespeare in Stratford as a family man. The book offers close readings of key documents associated with Shakespeare and develops a contextual understanding of the genres from which these documents emerge. It reconsiders clusters of e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Orlin, Lena Cowen (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Family.
Dramatists, English > Early modern, 1500-1700 > Biography.
Dramatists, English > Early modern > Biography.
Families.
Biography
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : 26 April 1564
  • 23 January 1577 : Shakespeare's father
  • 27 November 1582 : Shakespeare's wedding
  • 4 May 1597 : Shakespeare's home
  • 25 March 1616 : Shakespeare's will
  • 25 April 1616 : Shakespeare's monument
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations and conventions
  • Appendix I. Shakespeare in the west Midlands
  • Appendix II. The Quiney papers
  • Appendix III. Shakespeare's last will
  • Appendix IV. Shakespeare's earlier will
  • Appendix V. The 'Shakespeare' type of funerary monuments
  • Appendix VI. Materials cited from Shakespeare documented.