MacGregor, Neil, 1946-

Shakespeare's restless world : Portrait of an era / Neil MacGregor. - New York : Penguin Books, 2014. - xvi, 320 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.

Radio tie-in. "The British Museum, BBC Radio 4."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : inside the wooden O -- England goes global -- Communion and conscience -- Snacking through Shakespeare -- Life without Elizabeth -- Swordplay and swagger -- Europe : triumphs of the past -- Ireland : failures in the present -- City life, urban strife -- New science, old magic -- Toil and trouble -- Treason and plots -- Sex and the city -- From London to Marrakesh -- Disguise and deception -- The flag that failed -- A time of change, a change of time -- Plague and the playhouse -- London becomes Rome -- The theatres of cruelty -- Shakespeare goes global.

9780143125945 (pbk.)


Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Knowledge and learning.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Miscellanea.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Crítica e interpretación.


Literatura inglesa --Historia y crítica
Teatro inglés--Historia y crítica.


Inglaterra--Condiciones sociales
Inglaterra--Vida social y costumbres
Inglaterra--Condiciones sociales--Siglo XVI
England--Social conditions--16th century.
England--Social conditions--17th century.

PR 2910 / M147s 2014

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