The Lodger Shakespeare: His Life on Silver Street - Rilegato

Nicholl, Charles

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0670018503 ISBN 13: 9780670018505

Casa editrice: Viking Pr, 2008

Riassunto

A historical account of Shakespeare's participation in an 1612 court case involving an unpaid marriage dowry offers insight into the bard's obscure private life, in a volume that draws on a wide variety of sources to piece together the environment in which such plays as Othello, Measure for Measure, and King Lear were written. 30,000 first printing.

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L'autore:

Charles Nicholl is an internationally acclaimed author, writing biographies including Leonardo da Vinci: Flights of the Mind as well as books on history and travel. His book The Reckoning: The Murder of Christopher Marlowe won the James Tait Black Prize for Biography and the Crime WritersÂ’ Association Gold Dagger Award for nonfiction. Somebody Else: Arthur Rimbaud in Africa was awarded the Hawthornden Prize.

Product Description:

In 1612, Shakespeare gave evidence in a court case at Westminsterand it is the only occasion on which his actual spoken words were recorded. In The Lodger Shakespeare, Charles Nicholl applies a powerful biographical magnifying glass to this fascinating but little-known episode in the Bards life. Drawing on evidence from a wide variety of sources, Nicholl creates a compellingly detailed account of the circumstances in which Shakespeare lived and worked amid the bustle of early seventeenth-century London. This elegant, often unexpected exploration presents a new and original look at Shakespeare as he was writing such masterpieces as Othello, Measure for Measure, and King Lear. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new377 pages; Description: 377 p. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) --Homes and haunts --England --London --Dramatists, English --Early modern, 1500-1700 --Biography --Cripplegate (London, England) --Social life and customs

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Viking Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0670018503
• ISBN 13: 9780670018505
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 377