2004 Shakespeare's Life and World

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Slipcase

First edition. Illustrated throughout with many colour images. A detailed and comprehensive history of the life and times of William Shakespeare, an English playwright, poet and actor widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. With chapters on the best actors in the world, the reign of Elizabeth I, becoming a gentleman, merchandise and wealth, studies and much more. Compiled and introduced by Katherine Dorothea Duncan-Jones, an English literature and Shakespeare scholar who was Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford from 1998 to 2001.