| Description |
xvii, 365 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
The mystery uncovered. "The god of our idolatry" / Stanley Wells -- Prime suspects. Picturing Shakespeare in 1603 / Andrew Gurr -- In search of Master Shakespeare. Scenes from the birth of a myth and the death of a dramatist / Jonathan Bate -- Family traces. Looking the part / Marjorie Garber -- Forensic revelations. An actor's face? / Robert Tittler. A painting with a past / Tarnya Cooper -- The portrait meets its public. The conundrum of the label / Alexandra F. Johnston, Arleane Ralph and Abigail Anne Young. The man who will not meet your eyes / Alexander Leggatt -- Is this the face of genius? |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references: pages 335-345 |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Portraits.
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| Genre/Form |
Portraits.
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Portraits.
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| Author |
Bate, Jonathan.
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| ISBN |
1877008346 : |
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