The life of William Shakespeare : a critical biography /

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 writ...

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Main Author: Potter, Lois
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Series:Blackwell critical biographies.
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Online Access:CONNECT
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.