Shakespeare (The Illustrated and Updated Edition) - The World as Stage

Informationen zum Autor Bill Bryson's bestselling books include One Summer ! A Short History of Nearly Everything ! At Home ! A Walk in the Woods ! Neither Here nor There ! Made in America ! and The Mother Tongue . He lives in England with his wife. Klappentext Bill Bryson's Shakespeare pairs one of history's most celebrated writers with one of the most popular writers in the English language today. In this elegant! updated! illustrated edition! the superstitions! academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of one of the world's greatest poets are evoked through a series of full-color paintings! drawings! portraits! documents and photographs. Bryson also discusses the recent discoveries of the Cobbe portrait and the remains of Shakespeare's first theatre in Shoreditch. The centuries of mysteries! half-truths and downright lies about Shakespeare are deftly explored! as Bryson draws a picture that includes many aspects of the poet's life! making sense of the man behind the masterpieces. In a journey down the streets of Shakespeare's time! Bryson brings to life the hubbub of Elizabethan England and delights in details of his folios and quartos! poetry and plays. He celebrates the glory of Shakespeare's language and his ceaseless inventiveness! which gave us hundreds of now indispensable phrases! images and words. Zusammenfassung Shakespeare: The Illustrated Edition is an exquisitely illustrated! updated edition of Bill Bryson’s bestselling biography of William Shakespeare that takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship. With more than 100 color and black-and-white illustrations throughout! and updated to include recent discoveries! Shakespeare: The Illustrated Edition evokes the superstitions! academic discoveries! and myths surrounding the life of one of the greatest poets! and makes sense of the man behind the masterpieces. ...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Bill Bryson
• Verlag: Harper Collins Usa
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 03.11.2009
• EAN: 9780061965326
• ISBN: 978-0-06-196532-6
• Seiten: 256
• Abmessung: 175 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Serie: Eminent Lives
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft; Sachbuch > Kunst, Literatur > Biographien, Autobiographien; Biographien (div.), Shakespeare, William, Theatre Studies, History of Art, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, United States of America, USA, Renaissance style, History of the Americas, Literary reference works, Biography: writers, Biography: historical, political and military, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Photography and photographs, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, History of Performing Arts, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, HISTORY: United States / 21st Century, HISTORY: Reference, SHAKESPEARE: SHAKESPEARE: LIFE AND INFLUENCE, HISTORY: Modern / 21st Century, HISTORY: Modern / 17th Century, HISTORY: Modern / 16th Century, ART: Art & Politics, The arts: general topics, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean, Shakespeare / Shakespeare: Life & Influence