Shakespeare''s Shrine - The Bard''s Birthplace and the Invention of Stratford-Upon-Avon

Informationen zum Autor Julia Thomas is author of several books, including Pictorial Victorians and Victorian Narrative Painting, and is Director of the Centre for Editorial and Intertextual Research at Cardiff University. Klappentext Julia Thomas is author of several books! including Pictorial Victorians and Victorian Narrative Painting! and is Director of the Centre for Editorial and Intertextual Research at Cardiff University. Zusammenfassung As the first major study of Shakespeare's Birthplace during the nineteenth century! Shakespeare's Shrine draws on extensive archival research to describe the invention of the Birthplace in the Victorian period! when the site was purchased for the nation! extensively restored! and transformed into a major tourist attraction. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. The Birthplace in Victorian Culture Chapter 1. The Birth of "Shakespeare" Chapter 2. Bidding for the Bard: The Auction of the Birthplace Chapter 3. Bringing Down the House: Restoring the Birthplace Chapter 4. Real Estate? Authenticating the Birthplace Chapter 5. Eight Things to Do in Stratford-upon-Avon: A Guide for the Victorian Tourist Conclusion: The Place and the Plays Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Julia Thomas
• Verlag: University of pennsylvania pr
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 08.01.2015
• EAN: 9780812223378
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-2337-8
• Seiten: 232
• Serien: Haney Foundation Series; Haney Foundation; Haney Foundation; Haney Foundation Series
• Themen: Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Englische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft