عنوان

Nine lives of William Shakespeare /

(Number (ISBN

1441151850

(Number (ISBN

9781441151858

Number

b518840

Title Proper

Nine lives of William Shakespeare /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Graham Holderness

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Continuum,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2011

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

x, 215 p. ;

Dimensions

25 cm

Series Title

Shakespeare now!

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-212) and index

Text of Note

Introduction -- Life one. Shakespeare the writer ; Story: 'The Shakespeare Code' -- Life two. Shakespeare the player ; Memoir: 'Master Shakespeare's Instructions to the Actors' -- Life three. Shakespeare the butcher boy ; Memoir: 'Some further account of the life &c. of Mr. William Shakespear' -- Life four. Shakespeare the businessman ; Story: 'Best for Winter' -- Life five. Shakespeare in love: 'Husband, I come' ; Memoir: 'Shakespeare's Ring : First Circle' -- Life six. Shakespeare in love: 'Fair Friend' ; Story: 'The Adventure of Shakespeare's Ring' -- Life seven. Shakespeare in love: 'A female evil' ; Story: 'Shakespeare's Ring : Full Circle' -- Life eight. Shakespeare the Catholic ; Story: 'He dyed a papist' -- Life nine. Shakespeare's face: 'The mind's construction' ; Fable: 'An Account of a Voyage to Bardolo'

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Text of Note

Who was Shakespeare and how did he live? Combining fact, tradition and imagination, Shakespeare's many lives are told in 9 possible ways. We know relatively little about Shakespeare's life, and yet it continues to fascinate us. This new biography identifies and expounds the many possible lives that can reasonably be drawn around the basic facts

Shakespeare, William,1564-1616

Dramatists, English-- Early modern, 1500-1700, Biography

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Edition

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Book number

Holderness, Graham

Date of Transaction

20130517114831.0

Electronic name

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