Living with Shakespeare : Saint Helen's Parish, London, 1593-1598 / Geoffrey Marsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marsh, Geoffrey, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.

Shakespeare, William.

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

Parishes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (513 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]

Summary:

This book examines the 100 or so families who lived in Shakespeare's parish and demonstrates how their interests, work and connections formed part of the background environment that Shakespeare probably borrowed from as he reworked existing stories.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Picture Credits

Introduction: 1593, the Theatre, Shakespeare, Saint Helen’s, English and You

PART I 1576, London, the Theatre and Hunting for China

1 1576: A Starting Point

2 James Burbage Plans His Theatre: The Theatre

3 Kick-Starting the British Empire

PART II The Theatre, 1576–1598

4 James Burbage Builds the Theatre

5 Trouble at the Theatre

6 The Early Years of the Theatre: 1576–1586

7 The 1594 Changes at the Theatre and Shakespeare’s New Focus

PART III The Parish of Saint Helen’s, Bishopsgate Street

8 William Shakespeare and the Parish of Saint Helen’s

9 Searching for Shakespeare’s Lodgings in Saint Helen’s

10 What Attracted Shakespeare to Saint Helen’s?

PART IV Life, Death and Religion in Saint Helen’s

11 Saint Helen’s Church: The Anchor of the Parish

12 A Walk Round the Interior of Saint Helen’s Church

13 Dreaming of English Exploration, Trade, Wealth, Colonisation and Empire

PART V Shakespeare’s Neighbours in Saint Helen’s

14 The Radical Doctors of Saint Helen’s

15 Dr Peter Turner Visits a Patient at the Sign of the Horse Head Inn

16 Lawyers, Musicians, an Antiquary and More

17 Saint Helen’s as a Microcosmos: A Theatre of London

PART VI Bewitchment in London

18 Witchcraft in Thames Street

19 Mary Glover is Bewitched in All-Hallows-the-Less, Thames Street

20 An Exorcism in Shoreditch

PART VII Coda: The Advancement of English

21 Honey or Cane Sugar?

Appendix: Where Did Shakespeare Live in Saint Helen’s and Who Might Have Been His Landlord?

1 Introduction

2 What Accommodation in Saint Helen’s Would Have Appealed to Shakespeare?

3 Identifying the Location of Shakespeare’s Residence(s)

4 When did Shakespeare Leave Saint Helen’s?

5 Who Was John Pryn, Pryne, Prynne, Pryme, Prymme?

6 Who Was John Hatton?

7 Who Were Thomas Wrightson, John Harvey and Israel Jorden, Jordan, Jordaine, Jordayne, Jurden?

8 Who Were John, Antonia and Katherine Jeffrey?

9 Some Other Residents of Saint Helen’s in the 1580s and 1590s

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-7974-X

1-4744-7973-1

OCLC:

1246578858