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Shakespeare

By Katherine Duncan-Jones

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Shakespeare

By Katherine Duncan-Jones

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'[A] deeply considered and stimulating book, informed throughout by the author's intimate knowledge of the literature and society of Shakespeare's age... ' Stanley Wells, TLS 'It is unquestionably the best Shakespearean biography of the new century' Jonathan Bate, Sunday Telegraph This major biography of Shakespeare was first published in 2001 to great critical acclaim. It remains highly regarded and much cited by critics and scholars. Its author, Katherine Duncan Jones was an advisor to William Boyd for his film about Shakespeare's life (A Waste of Shame). The book shows Shakespeare as a man among men and a writer among writers. He lives in a congested city, where he encounters disease, debt and cut-throat competition. His brilliance often makes him the object of envy and malice rather than adulation. He is a shrewd purchaser of property and shows no inclination to divert any of his wealth to charitable or altruistic ends. He appears to be more interested in relationships with well-born young men than with women. Duncan Jones takes us through the complexities of life in late Elizabethan and early Jacobean England in a compelling well-told story. For this paperback reissue, the author has written a new Preface, detailing some of the recent debates about Shakespeare's biography and identity.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
2
Number of Pages:
398
Release Date:
2010-04-23
Publication Date:
2010-04-23
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1408125080
ISBN13:
9781408125083
Weight:
422 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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