Will in the world : how Shakespeare became Shakespeare

The Resource Will in the world : how Shakespeare became Shakespeare

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Will in the world : how Shakespeare became Shakespeare

Title remainder

how Shakespeare became Shakespeare

Statement of responsibility

Stephen Greenblatt

Language

eng

Summary

A young man from the provinces a man without wealth, connections, or university education--moves to London. In a remarkably short time he becomes the greatest playwright not just of his age but of all time. His works appeal to urban sophisticates and first-time theatergoers; he turns politics into poetry; he recklessly mingles vulgar clowning and philosophical subtlety. How is such an achievement to be explained? How did Shakespeare become Shakespeare? [In this volume, the author] enables us to see, hear, and feel how an acutely sensitive and talented boy, surrounded by the rich tapestry of Elizabethan life - full of drama and pageantry, and also cruelty and danger - could have become the world's greatest playwright ... In every case, [the author] brings a flash of illumination to the work, enabling us to experience these great plays again as if for the first time, and with greater understanding and appreciation of their extraordinary depth and humanity.-Dust jacket

Biography type

individual biography

Cataloging source

FVC

Dewey number

822.3/3

Illustrations

illustrations
plates

Index

index present

LC call number

PR2894

LC item number

.G74 2005

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult

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