Shakespeare's restless world, Neil MacGregor
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Shakespeare's restless world, Neil MacGregor
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-302) and index
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mapsillustrations
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Shakespeare's restless world
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bibliography
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855647533
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Neil MacGregor
Summary
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
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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Shakespeare's restless world, a portrait of an era in twenty objects
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- English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism
- England -- Antiquities
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603
- Material culture -- England -- History -- 16th century
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Miscellanea
- England -- Social conditions -- 16th century
- England -- Intellectual life -- 16th century
- England -- Civilization -- 16th century
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- English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism
- England -- Antiquities
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603
- Material culture -- England -- History -- 16th century
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Miscellanea
- England -- Social conditions -- 16th century
- England -- Intellectual life -- 16th century
- England -- Civilization -- 16th century
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