The Life of William Shakespeare
A Critical Biography
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British
| Author: | Lois Potter | ISBN: | 9781118231777 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | March 7, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lois Potter |
| ISBN: | 9781118231777 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | March 7, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
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 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
