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This biography provides the historical background to all the Shakespeare plays and sets his life in the context of his times.

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'This brief account works wonders at elucidating Shakespeare's astounding oeuvre. The 'dire combustion and confused events' in Macbeth are a clear reference to the gunpowder plot, uncovered while it was written.' The Independent

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    A Paperback / softback by Jeremy Lemmon

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      Publisher: Haus Publishing
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 16/10/2007
      ISBN13: 9781905791132, 978-1905791132
      ISBN10: 1905791135

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This biography provides the historical background to all the Shakespeare plays and sets his life in the context of his times.

      Trade Review
      'This brief account works wonders at elucidating Shakespeare's astounding oeuvre. The 'dire combustion and confused events' in Macbeth are a clear reference to the gunpowder plot, uncovered while it was written.' The Independent

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