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Think you know Shakespeare? Think again . . .

Was a real skull used in the first performance of Hamlet? Were Shakespeare's plays Elizabethan blockbusters? How much do we really know about the playwright's life? And what of his notorious relationship with his wife? Exploring and exploding 30 popular myths about the great playwright, this illuminating new book evaluates all the evidence to show how historical material—or its absence—can be interpreted and misinterpreted, and what this reveals about our own personal investment in the stories we tell.

30 Great Myths about Shakespeare

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Paperback / softback by Laurie Maguire , Emma Smith

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Think you know Shakespeare? Think again . . . Was a real skull used in the first performance of Hamlet?... Read more

    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 14/12/2012
    ISBN13: 9780470658512, 978-0470658512
    ISBN10: 0470658517

    Number of Pages: 224

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

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    Think you know Shakespeare? Think again . . .

    Was a real skull used in the first performance of Hamlet? Were Shakespeare's plays Elizabethan blockbusters? How much do we really know about the playwright's life? And what of his notorious relationship with his wife? Exploring and exploding 30 popular myths about the great playwright, this illuminating new book evaluates all the evidence to show how historical material—or its absence—can be interpreted and misinterpreted, and what this reveals about our own personal investment in the stories we tell.

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