The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging explorationof Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing. Written by an eminent Shakespearean scholar and experienced theatre reviewerPays particular attention to Shakespeare's theatrical contemporaries and the waysin which they influenced his writingOffers an intriguing account of the life and work of the great poet-dramatist structured around the idea of memoryExplores often neglected literary and historical contexts that illuminate Shakespeare's life and works INDICE: List of Illustrations viPreface and Acknowledgments viiList of Abbreviations xThe Shakespeare Family Tree xii1 Born into the World: 1564-1571 12Nemo SibiNascitur: 1571-1578 213 Hic et Ubique: 1578-1588 404 This Man€™s Artand That Man€™s Scope: 1588-1592 645 Tigers€™ Hearts: 1592-1593 866 The Dangerous Year: 1593-1594 1067 Our Usual Manager of Mirth: 1594-1595 1348 The Strong€™st and Surest Way to Get: Histories, 1595-1596 1629 When Love Speaks: Tragedy and Comedy, 1595-1596 18110 You Had a Father; Let Your Son Say So: 1596-1598 20111 Unworthy Scaffold: 1598-1599 23112 These Words Are Not Mine: 1599-160125813 Looking Before and After: 1600-1603 27714 This Most Balmy Time: 1603-1605 30015 Past the Size of Dreaming: 1606-1609 33016 Like an Old Tale: 1609-1611 36017 The Second Burden: 1612-1616 38418 In the Mouths of Men: 1616 and After 414Bibliography 443Index 475
- ISBN: 978-0-631-20784-9
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 512
- Fecha Publicación: 27/04/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés