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The Life of William Shakespeare

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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

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ISBN: 9781118281529
Publication date: 13th April 2012
Author: Lois (University of Delaware) Potter
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell an imprint of John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 512 pages
Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies
Genres: Biography: writers
Literary studies: plays and playwrights
Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800