Bibliograph

The life of William Shakespeare, a critical biography, Lois Potter

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The life of William Shakespeare, a critical biography, Lois Potter

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-473) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The life of William Shakespeare

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

759771957

Responsibility statement

Lois Potter

Series statement

Blackwell critical biographies

Sub title

a critical biography

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

Table Of 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

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