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Description
Shakespeare's extraordinarily life condenses into a charming and brief biography in this pithy tale of life, loss and return. Beginning with the early departure to the final homecoming, we find out how public success as a writer tracked against private grief in experiences of child loss and Shakespeare's marriage to Anne Hathaway. Paul Menzer honours the well-known stories without neglecting the mysteries of why he left Stratford, who he ran with in London and why he put down his pen to come home again.
This edition is adapted from William Shakespeare: A Brief Life with an updated Introduction, further examples of connections between Shakespeare's works and personal biography, new illustrations of Shakespeare's journey between London and Stratford, the latest cutting-edge scholarship and archival discoveries.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Shakespeare's Dead
Chapter 2. Earth Unto Earth
Chapter 3. Shakespeare at School
Chapter 4. Anne Hathaway, aka
Chapter 5. The Lost Years
Chapter 6. Stratford in the Rear View
Chapter 7. Enter London
Chapter 8. Shakespeare, playwright
Chapter 9. Shakespeare, poet
Chapter 10. Shakespeare's Company
Chapter 11. William Shakespeare, gent.
Chapter 12. Shakespeare at Court
Chapter 13. Shakespeare's Globe?
Chapter 14. Shakespeare's Properties
Chapter 15. The King's Man
Chapter 16. The Plague Years
Chapter 17. Shakespeare's Daughters
Chapter 18. The Returning Point
Chapter 19. Shakespeare's Head
Chapter 20. Arrivals and Departures
Chapter 21. I am Dead
Chapter 22. Heaven is a Library
Epilogue: Yellow Leaves
Notes
Index
Product details
| Published | 29 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 272 |
| ISBN | 9781350542624 |
| Imprint | The Arden Shakespeare |
| Dimensions | 216 x 138 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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