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Shakespeare And His Times: Including The Biography Of The Poet, Criticisms On His Genius And Writings, A New Chronology Of His Plays, A Disquisition O

Shakespeare And His Times: Including The Biography Of The Poet, Criticisms On His Genius And Writings, A New Chronology Of His Plays, A Disquisition O

Drake, Nathan

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Literary CriticismGeneral World HistoryShakespeare

ISBN10: 9354447651
ISBN13: 9789354447655
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 5 2021
Pages: 754
Weight: 3.78
Height: 1.50 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Step into Shakespeare's real world. Not the legend, but the living man and the age that shaped him, in Nathan Drake's landmark Shakespeare and His Times (Volume I). Combining shakespeare biography and criticism with vivid elizabethan england cultural history, Drake traces the poet's life, the rise of the London stage, and the intellectual currents of renaissance theater and society. He considers the genius of the plays in precise yet accessible shakespeare literary criticism classic, setting each drama against its shakespeare plays historical context and teasing out what contemporary audiences would have seen, heard, and feared. A substantial shakespeare sonnets interpretation study examines the object and design of the sequence, while Drake's rich account of elizabethan manners and customs, popular amusements, superstitions, poetry, and the wider history of elizabethan literature opens a window onto the everyday world behind the texts. First published in the early nineteenth century, this pioneering nathan drake shakespeare study helped shape modern shakespeare scholars reference book traditions and remains a valuable english literature students resource as well as a rewarding read for curious general readers. Both an engaging narrative and a meticulous shakespeare criticism collection volume, it invites you to read the plays and poems with fresh eyes and a surer sense of their time. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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