The life of William Shakespeare : a critical biography / Lois Potter.

By:

Potter, Lois, 1941-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Blackwell critical biographies | Blackwell critical biographiesPublication details: Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.Description: xii, 497 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780631207849 (cloth)
0631207848 (cloth)
9781118281529 (pbk.)
1118281527 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

822.3/3

LOC classification:

PR 2894 S527P 2012

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Contents:

The Shakespeare family tree "Born into the world": 1564-1571 "Nemo sibi nascitur": 1571-1578 "Hic et ubique": 1578-1588 "This man's art and that man's scope": 1588-1592 "Tigers' hearts": 1592-1593 "The dangerous year": 1593-1594 "Our usual manager of mirth": 1594-1595 "The strong'st and surest way to get": histories, 1595-1596 "When love speaks": tragedy and comedy, 1595-1596 "You had a father, let your son say so": 1596-1598 "Unworthy scaffold": 1598-1599 "These words are not mine": 1599-1601 "Looking before and after": 1600-1603 "This most balmy time": 1603-1605 "Past the size of dreaming": 1606-1609 "Like an old tale": 1609-1611 "The second burden": 1612-1616 "In the mouths of men": 1616-after

Summary: Who was William Shakespeare, really? This biography is an exploration of Shakespeare's life and works, focusing on often neglected literary and historical contexts such as what he read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing. Drawing in particular on the idea of literary personality and on new discoveries about collaboration, the author looks at Shakespeare's role models, both real and fictional. The focus throughout is on Shakespeare's words and on what he learned about writing for his audiences, which the author suggests were more varied than has been thought. Written by a Shakespearean scholar and experienced theatre reviewer, it pays particular attention to Shakespeare's theatrical contemporaries and the ways in which they influenced his writing, offering an account of the life and work of the great poet-dramatist, structured around the idea of memory

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PR 2894 S527P 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000120576

Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-473) and index.

The Shakespeare family tree
"Born into the world": 1564-1571
"Nemo sibi nascitur": 1571-1578
"Hic et ubique": 1578-1588
"This man's art and that man's scope": 1588-1592
"Tigers' hearts": 1592-1593
"The dangerous year": 1593-1594
"Our usual manager of mirth": 1594-1595
"The strong'st and surest way to get": histories, 1595-1596
"When love speaks": tragedy and comedy, 1595-1596
"You had a father, let your son say so": 1596-1598
"Unworthy scaffold": 1598-1599
"These words are not mine": 1599-1601
"Looking before and after": 1600-1603
"This most balmy time": 1603-1605
"Past the size of dreaming": 1606-1609
"Like an old tale": 1609-1611
"The second burden": 1612-1616
"In the mouths of men": 1616-after

Who was William Shakespeare, really? This biography is an exploration of Shakespeare's life and works, focusing on often neglected literary and historical contexts such as what he read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing. Drawing in particular on the idea of literary personality and on new discoveries about collaboration, the author looks at Shakespeare's role models, both real and fictional. The focus throughout is on Shakespeare's words and on what he learned about writing for his audiences, which the author suggests were more varied than has been thought. Written by a Shakespearean scholar and experienced theatre reviewer, it pays particular attention to Shakespeare's theatrical contemporaries and the ways in which they influenced his writing, offering an account of the life and work of the great poet-dramatist, structured around the idea of memory

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