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Shakespeare : poet and citizen / Victor Kiernan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kiernan, V. G. (Victor Gordon), 1913-2009, author.
- Wood, Michael, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Political and social views.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.
- Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--16th century.
- Politics and literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 276 pages).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Distribution:
- [London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022
- Place of Publication:
- London [England] : Zed Books, 2016.
- Summary:
- A vivid and absorbing portrait of the great dramatist, which reveals how his writings were shaped by the social and political upheavals of his age.
- Contents:
- Introduction by Michael Wood
- Foreword
- Part I: A Time Out of Joint
- 1. Late Tudor England
- 2. Society and Art
- 3. Shakespeare's Life
- 4. Shakespeare and the Theatre
- Part II: The Histories
- 1. Shakespeare and English History
- 2. The Plays
- 3. Historical Themes
- Part III: Experiments
- 1. Tragedies
- 2. Poems
- 3. Sonnets
- Part IV: The Comedies
- 1. The Comic Realm
- 3. Comedy Themes
- Part V: Life Unfolding
- 1. Chance and Destiny, Fate and Accident
- 2. Towards the Tragic
- Notes:
- "Original edition published by Verso Books in 1993"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781350222588
- 1350222585
- 9781783606726
- 178360672X
- OCLC:
- 1100879285
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