An edition of Shakespeare's restless world
(2013)
Shakespeare's restless world
a portrait of an era
by Neil MacGregor
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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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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 learningPlaces
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-302) and index.
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