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Who Was William Shakespeare : An Introduction to the Life and Works



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Autore: Callaghan Dympna Visualizza persona
Titolo: Who Was William Shakespeare : An Introduction to the Life and Works Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Wiley, 2012
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
Disciplina: 822.33
Soggetto topico: Dramatists, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603
Shakespeare, William
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: Title 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
Romeo and JulietHamlet; Othello; King Lear; Macbeth; Antony and Cleopatra; Notes; 9: Romances; The Winter's Tale; The Tempest; Notes; Index
Sommario/riassunto: 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
Titolo autorizzato: Who Was William Shakespeare  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-299-15764-5
1-118-31819-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910826789803321
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Serie: New York Academy of Sciences