Author: BATE, JONATHAN; THORNTON, DORA
Title: Shakespeare : staging the world / Jonathon Bate & Dora Thornton
Description: London : British Museum Press 2012. First Edition. Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 304 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour). maps (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-285) and index. Venue: Published to accompany the exhibition at the British Museum. London. 19 July - 25 Nov. 2012. Contents; London. circa 1612: world city -- 'Now am I in Arden?': country. county and custom -- 'Cry 'God for Harry. England and Saint George!'' Kingship and the English nation -- 'Beware the Ides of March': the legacy of Rome -- 'A fair city. populated with many people': Venice viewed from London -- The noble Moor -- 'For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft': the Scottish play -- The matter of Britain: past. present and future -- 'O brave new world that has such people in't' -- Legacy. Summary; The playhouse and the role of playwright were relatively new phenomena during Shakespeare's time. yet his audience spanned from royalty to the common man. The book will show what these audiences were finding out about the world through the eyes of the playwright. It will use Shakespeare's amazing characters and evocative locations as a way of showing how all the world was a stage. full of dramatic encounters between cultures and nationalities. Shylock is our way into early modern Jewish culture. Othello takes us to Africa and Caliban to the New World. Subjects; Shakespeare. William 1564-1616. Shakespeare. William 1564-1616 — Exhibitions. Shakespeare. William — Studies. Theatre — England — London — History — 16th century. Theatre — England — London — History — 17th century. Literature. Great Britain — Civilization — 16th century. Great Britain — Civilization — 17th century. England — Civilization — 17th century — Exhibitions. London (England) — Civilization — Exhibitions. England — History — 16th century. Great Britain — History — 17th century. England — Civilization — 17th century. Theatre-England-History-16th century. British Museum (London)-Exhibitions. London (England)-Civilization-16th century. London (England)-Civilization-17th century. English literature. Art and literature. British & Irish history: c 1500 to c 1700 ; Shakespeare studies & criticism. London. Greater London ; c 1500 to c 1600. LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare. HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain. Weight in Kg appr.:

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