Shakespeare and His Contemporaries (National Portrait Gallery Companions)
By Charles Nicholl.
Description
William Shakespeare and his peers helped create not only a new kind of theatre in the Elizabethan era but also a new form of language. In an age of religious and political upheaval, they gave timeless expression to what it means to be human in works that continue to be staples of the Western canon. Although the life of Shakespeare―perhaps the most famous household name in English literature―has been the source of much interest and research, the lives of those around him are less well known, though they contributed to the same literary revolution. In this book, acclaimed writer Charles Nicho...
ISBN(s)
1855145804, 9781855145801
