Shakespeare
His Life, Work and Era
Dennis Kay(Author)
Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 24. April 1992
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-0-283-99878-2 (ISBN)
Description
This new biography looks beyond the established facts of Shakespeare's life and traces how the events of his era affected the way he lived, thought and wrote. Shakespeare emerged as a survivor, never completely alienating either his political masters or his audience. Discussion of the plays, poems and sonnets is interwoven with relevant moments in both Shakespeare's life and his age: the financial ruin of his father; his marriage to an older woman; the ravages of the plague on both his family and theatre audiences; the pressure of royal patronage; the Essex rebellion and the final family disgrace just before his death.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Illustrations
1 geneal. table, 1 map
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 162 mm
Weight
712 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-283-99878-2 (9780283998782)
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