| Description |
xxiv, 429 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), map ; 20 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Winter: A battle of wills ; A great blow in Ireland ; Burial at Westminster ; A sermon at Richmond ; Band of brothers. -- Spring: The Globe rises ; Book burning ; 'Is this a holiday?' -- Summer: The invisible armada ; The passionate pilgrim ; Simple truth suppressed ; The Forest of Arden. -- Autumn: Things dying, things newborn ; Essays and soliloquies ; Second thoughts |
| Summary |
Here is an intimate history of Shakespeare, following him through a single year that changed not only his fortunes but the course of literature as we know it |
| Analysis |
Biography |
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Great Britain |
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History, Pre-1801 |
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Literature |
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Overseas item |
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Performing arts |
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Social conditions |
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William Shakespeare |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 375-414 |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
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Dramatists, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography.
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Dramatists, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100283
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Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056783
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
0131018396 |
| ISBN |
0571214819 (paperback) |
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9780571214815 (paperback) |
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