The Life of William Shakespeare A Critical Biography |
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| Author:
| Potter, Lois |
| Series title: | Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-118-23175-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2012 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Book Format: | Digital download |
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Book Description:
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The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of 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 reviewer
- Pays particular attention to Shakespeare's...
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The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of 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.
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Written by an eminent Shakespearean scholar and experienced theatre reviewer
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Pays particular attention to Shakespeare's theatrical contemporaries and the ways in which they influenced his writing
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Offers an intriguing account of the life and work of the great poet-dramatist structured around the idea of memory
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Explores often neglected literary and historical contexts that illuminate Shakespeare's life and works