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The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing.
  • Written by an eminent Shakespearean scholar and experienced theatre reviewer
  • Pays particular attention to Shakespeare's theatrical contemporaries and the ways in which they influenced his writing
  • Offers an intriguing account of the life and work of the great poet-dramatist structured around the idea of memory
  • Explores often neglected literary and historical contexts that illuminate Shakespeare's life and works

The Life of William Shakespeare: A Critical Biography

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 13/04/2012
    ISBN13: 9781118281529, 978-1118281529
    ISBN10: 1118281527

    Number of Pages: 512

    Non Fiction , Biography

    Description

    The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing.
    • Written by an eminent Shakespearean scholar and experienced theatre reviewer
    • Pays particular attention to Shakespeare's theatrical contemporaries and the ways in which they influenced his writing
    • Offers an intriguing account of the life and work of the great poet-dramatist structured around the idea of memory
    • Explores often neglected literary and historical contexts that illuminate Shakespeare's life and works

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