Shakespeare: The 'Lost Years' (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780719054259)

This literary detective story throws light on the problem of what Shakespeare was doing between leaving school and appearing as an actor and playwright in London. Bringing forward historic and documentary evidence, this text argues that Shakespeare worked as a schoolmaster and player for a wealthy Catholic landowner in Lancashire and later for the Earl of Derby. One of the book's conclusions is that Shakespeare was probably a Roman Catholic. Step by step, this story of patronage, recusancy and aspiring talent is pursued through complex family relationships.

Author: E. Honigmann
ISBN-10: 0719054257
ISBN-13: 9780719054259
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/10/1998
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.52w x 0.66d