Shakespeare and Biography
1st Edition
Published on 23. September 2020
Book
Hardback
140 pages
978-1-78920-903-7 (ISBN)
Description
From Shakespeare's religion to his wife to his competitors in the world of early modern theatre, biographers have approached the question of the Bard's life from numerous angles. Shakespeare & Biography offers a fresh look at the biographical questions connected with the famous playwright's life, through essays and reflections written by prominent international scholars and biographers.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Library binding
Illustrations
Index
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
252 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78920-903-7 (9781789209037)
DOI
10.3167/9781789209037
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Katherine Scheil | Graham Holderness
Shakespeare and Biography
E-Book
09/2020
1st Edition
Berghahn Books
€19.49
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Katherine Scheil | Graham Holderness
Shakespeare and Biography
E-Book
09/2020
1st Edition
Berghahn Books
€19.49
Available for download
Persons
Katherine Scheil is Professor of English at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and author of several books on Shakespeare, including Imagining Shakespeare's Wife: The Afterlife of Anne Hathaway (Cambridge, 2018).
Content
Introduction
Katherine Scheil and Graham Holderness
Chapter 1. Shakespeare and Marlowe: Re-writing the Relationship
Robert Sawyer
Chapter 2. The Second Best Bed and the Legacy of Anne Hathaway
Katherine Scheil
Chapter 3. Religion Revisited: William Shakespeare, Nicholas Owen, and the Culture of Doppelboedigkeit
Sonja Fielitz
Chapter 4. To Change the Picture of Shakespeare Biography
Park Honan
Chapter 5. From Biographies to Bardcom
Peter Holland
Chapter 6. Shakespeare Biography and Identity Politics
Lois Potter
Chapter 7. Shakespeare and Biography
Rene Weis
Chapter 8. Shakeshafte
Rowan Williams
Epilogue
Graham Holderness
Katherine Scheil and Graham Holderness
Chapter 1. Shakespeare and Marlowe: Re-writing the Relationship
Robert Sawyer
Chapter 2. The Second Best Bed and the Legacy of Anne Hathaway
Katherine Scheil
Chapter 3. Religion Revisited: William Shakespeare, Nicholas Owen, and the Culture of Doppelboedigkeit
Sonja Fielitz
Chapter 4. To Change the Picture of Shakespeare Biography
Park Honan
Chapter 5. From Biographies to Bardcom
Peter Holland
Chapter 6. Shakespeare Biography and Identity Politics
Lois Potter
Chapter 7. Shakespeare and Biography
Rene Weis
Chapter 8. Shakeshafte
Rowan Williams
Epilogue
Graham Holderness