Shakespeare and co. : Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Dekker, Ben Jonson, Thomas Middleton, John Fletcher, and the other players in his story / Stanley Wells.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wells, Stanley, 1930-

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Contemporaries.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Contemporaries.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Friends and associates.

Friends and associates.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Relations with actors.

Theater--England--London--History--16th century.

Theater.

Relations with actors.

England--London.

History.

Theater--England--London--History--17th century.

London (England)--Social life and customs--16th century.

London (England).

London (England)--Social life and customs--17th century.

Physical Description:

xv, 285 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Other Title:

Shakespeare and company

Place of Publication:

New York : Pantheon Books, [2006]

Summary:

From the dean of Shakespeare scholars--a fascinating, lively, anecdotal work of forensic biography that firmly places Shakespeare within the hectic, exhilarating world in which he lived and wrote.

Contents:

The theatrical scene

William Shakespeare and the actors

Christopher Marlowe and Shakespeare's other early contemporaries

Thomas Dekker and London

Ben Jonson

Thomas Middleton and Shakespeare

The move to tragicomedy : John Fletcher and others

The succession : John Webster.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-259) and index.

ISBN:

9780375424946

0375424946

OCLC:

76820663