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An edition of Shakespeare's restless world (2013)

Shakespeare's restless world

a portrait of an era

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  • 1 Have read

In this work of historical reconstruction Neil MacGregor and his team at the British Museum, working together in a landmark collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the BBC, bring us twenty objects that capture the essence of Shakespeare's universe and the Tudor era of Elizabeth I.

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Penguin Books
Language
English
Pages
320

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Subjects

Material culture, English literature, Miscellanea, Early modern, History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, Antiquities, Civilization, Intellectual life, Social conditions, History, Characters, Excavations (Archaeology), Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, criticism and interpretation, England, antiquities, Great britain, civilization, Great britain, intellectual life, Great britain, social conditions, Great britain, history, elizabeth, 1558-1603, English literature, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, knowledge and learning

People

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Places

Great Britain, England

Times

Early modern, 1500-1700, Elizabeth, 1558-1603, 16th century

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Shakespeare's restless world: a portrait of an era
2014, Penguin Books
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Shakespeare's restless world
2013, Viking
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Inside the Wooden O
England goes global
Communion and conscience
Snacking through Shakespeare
Life without Elizabeth
Swordplay and swagger
Europe : triumphs of the past
Ireland : failures in the present
City life, urban strife
New science, old magic
Toil and trouble
Treason and plots
Sex and the city
From London to Marrakesh
Disguise and deception
The flag that failed
A time of change, a change of time
Plague and the playhouse
London becomes Rome
The theatres of cruelty
Shakespeare goes global.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-302) and index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
822.33
Library of Congress
PR2910 .M243 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 320 pages
Number of pages
320

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL35325326M
Internet Archive
shakespearesrest0000macg_o2w4
ISBN 10
014312594X
ISBN 13
9780143125945
OCLC/WorldCat
871192227

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