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Who Was William Shakespeare? (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780470658475)
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xA new study of Shakespeare's life and times, which illuminates our understanding and appreciation of his works.
- Combines an accessible fully historicised treatment of both the life and the plays, suited to both undergraduate and popular audiences
- Looks at 24 of the most significant plays and the sonnets through the lens of various aspects of Shakespeare's life and historical environment
- Addresses four of the most significant issues that shaped Shakespeare's career: education, religion, social status, and theatre
- Examines theatre as an institution and the literary environment of early modern London
- Explains and dispatches conspiracy theories about authorship
Author: Dympna Callaghan
ISBN-10: 0470658479
ISBN-13: 9780470658475
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 01/14/2013
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
Review Citation(s):
Choice 08/01/2013
By Dympna Callaghan
xDympna Callaghan is William L. Safire Professor of Modern Letters at Syracuse University and President of the Shakespeare Association of America, 2012-13. She is the editor of the Arden Shakespeare Language and Writing Series and coeditor, with Michael Dobson, of the Palgrave Shakespeare Studies series. Her publications include Shakespeare Without Women (2000), The Taming of the Shrew: A Norton Critical Edition (2009), Shakespeare's Sonnets (2007), The Impact of Feminism in English Renaissance Culture (2006), and Romeo and Juliet: Texts and Contexts (2003).
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