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William Shakespeare

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

AvWilliam Baker

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This is a concise, accessible introduction to Shakespeare's life and work which focuses on what we know, assessing the differing theories and avoiding speculation. William Shakespeare's work and life have proved endlessly fascinating to generations of readers. However, it can be difficult to find a way through the mass of differing interpretations of his work and speculation about his life. This book offers a reassessment of Shakespeare and his creative output from his earliest work through his 'mature' drama and the late plays, taking into account our current knowledge of Shakespeare's biography and consensus on key textual, critical and theatrical issues. William Baker offers a comprehensive but accessible introduction to Shakespeare's work and places it in the contexts of what is known of his life and activities. Avoiding speculation of a biographical, critical or textual nature, he focuses instead on an account of what is known of Shakespeare and his achievement at the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century. This is a concise, accessible introductions to major writers focusing equally on their life and works.Written in a lively style to appeal to both students and readers, books in the series are ideal guides to authors and their writing.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-09-01
Mått129 x 198 x undefined mm
Vikt317 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieWriters Lives
Antal sidor192
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781847064080

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Acknowledgments; 1. Early Life: Birth, upbringing, family, marriage. England at the time; 2. London: The Elizabethan stage, the early History Plays.; 3. The Poems and Sonnets; 4. Working Dramatist: The Comedies; 5. Political Unrest: Elizabeth's last years; 6. The Tragedies; 7. The New Regime, the Problem Plays; 8. Shakespeare as Collaborator; 9. The Last Years: The Late Romances; 10. Conclusion: Shakespeare's life enshrined. The First Folio Notes; Bibliography; Index.

‘In William Shakespeare, William Baker affords readers with a thoroughgoing study of the great dramatist's life and times. With key insights into the nature of the Elizabethan stage, Renaissance-era political unrest, and the textual dilemmas associated with Shakespeare's work, Baker offers an expansive, top-drawer analysis suitable for undergraduates, graduate students, and general readers alike.'- Professor Ken Womack, Penn State University, USA