LEADER 02998nam 22005533u 450 001 9910786047003321 005 20231110233809.0 010 $a1-299-15764-5 010 $a1-118-31819-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000325755 035 $a(EBL)1120286 035 $a(OCoLC)827207913 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1120286 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7103520 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7103520 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000325755 100 $a20140106d2012|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWho Was William Shakespeare$b[electronic resource] $eAn Introduction to the Life and Works 210 $aHoboken $cWiley$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (321 p.) 225 1 $aNew York Academy of Sciences 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-470-65847-9 327 $aTitle page; Copyright page; Contents; Note on the Text; Acknowledgments; PART I: The Life; 1: Who Was William Shakespeare?; Notes; 2: Writing; Notes; 3: Religion; Notes; 4: Status; Notes; 5: Theatre; Notes; PART II: The Plays; 6: Comedies; The Comedy of Errors; The Taming of the Shrew; Love's Labour's Lost; A Midsummer Night's Dream; The Merchant of Venice; Much Ado About Nothing; As You Like It; Twelfth Night, Or What You Will; Measure for Measure; Notes; 7: English and Roman Histories; Richard II; 1 Henry IV; Henry V; Richard III; Julius Caesar; Coriolanus; Notes; 8: Tragedies 327 $aRomeo and JulietHamlet; Othello; King Lear; Macbeth; Antony and Cleopatra; Notes; 9: Romances; The Winter's Tale; The Tempest; Notes; Index 330 $a A new study of Shakespeare's life and times, which illuminates our understanding and appreciation of his works. Combines an accessible fully historicised treatment of both the life and the plays, suited to both undergraduate and popular audiencesLooks at 24 of the most significant plays and the sonnets through the lens of various aspects of Shakespeare's life and historical environmentAddresses four of the most significant issues that shaped Shakespeare's career: education, religion, social status, and theatreExamines theatre as an institution and the 410 0$aNew York Academy of Sciences 606 $aDramatists, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 606 $aGreat Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 606 $aShakespeare, William 606 $aShakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 615 4$aDramatists, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700. 615 4$aGreat Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603. 615 4$aShakespeare, William. 615 4$aShakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. 676 $a822.33 700 $aCallaghan$b Dympna$0625072 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786047003321 996 $aWho Was William Shakespeare$92917743 997 $aUNINA