Shakespeare: A Biographical Handbook - Hardcover

Shakespeare : A Biographical Handbook

Shakespeares life was as colorful varied and dramatic as his works Taken out of school early the teenage Shakespeare was sent under an alias to train illegally as a Catholic priest After a shotgun wedding an escape to Elizabeth is London and a stint as a mediocre actor; he was by the turn of the seventeenth century writing the plays that would make him immortal When he retired four years before his death from drink his was the ultimate rags-to-riches story A remarkable resurgence of interest has taken place over recent years in a biographical approach to the work of early modern poets and dramatists in particular to the plays and poems of Shakespeare The authors approach is at once critically and historically alert This revealing very human portrait of Shakespeare will remain the standard study for years to come 261 pp. Artikel-Nr. 90881

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