| Description |
xvi, 479 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-450) and index. |
| Contents |
Stratford youth -- Birth -- Mother of the child -- John Shakespeare's fortunes -- To grammar school -- Opportunity and need -- Love and early marriage -- Actor and poet of the London stage -- To London : and the amphitheatre players -- Attitudes -- City in September -- Patron, poems, and company work -- Servant of the Lord Chamberlain -- New place and the country -- Maturity of genius -- South of Julius Caesar's Tower -- Hamlet's questions -- King's servants -- Tragic sublime -- Last phase -- Tales and tempests -- Gentleman's choices. |
| Summary |
A biography of Shakespeare, the 16th century English actor, playwright and wise investor--investing first in the Globe Theater, where he became director, later in the Blackfriars Theater. While tracing Shakespeare's career, the author analyzes his plays, particularly the tragedies, and describes the carnival atmosphere which surrounded their performance. |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Biography.
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Dramatists, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography
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| ISBN |
0198117922 (acid-free paper) |
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