Finding Shakespeare's New Place - An Archaeological Biography

Informationen zum Autor Paul Edmondson is Head of Research at The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Kevin Colls is Archaeological Project Manager at the Centre of Archaeology, Staffordshire University William Mitchell is Project Archaeologist at the Centre of Archaeology, Staffordshire University Klappentext Unique report on the major archaeological dig at Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon home and the implications for the Shakespearian biography. Zusammenfassung Unique report on the major archaeological dig at Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon home and the implications for the Shakespearian biography. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword - Michael WoodIntroduction: finding Shakespeare's New Place - Paul Edmondson, Kevin Colls and William Mitchell1. Ancient beginnings: the site of New Place from the prehistoric to the early medieval period - William Mitchell and Kevin Colls 2. The origins of New Place: Hugh Clopton's 'grete house' of c .1483 - William Mitchell and Kevin Colls 3. Shakespeare and Stratford-upon-Avon 1564-96 - Paul Edmondson4. Shakespeare and New Place 1597-1616 and later occupants to 1677 - Paul Edmondson5. A reconstruction of Shakespeare's New Place - Kevin Colls, William Mitchell and Paul Edmondson6. After Shakespeare: New Place from 1677 to 1759 - Kevin Colls and William Mitchell7. The archaeologies of New Place - Kevin Colls and William MitchellClosing remarks - Paul Edmondson, Kevin Colls and William MitchellGlossary of archaeological and architectural terms - William Mitchell and Kevin CollsThe Dig for Shakespeare Academic Advisory Board archaeologists and volunteersIndex

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Colls, Kevin Edmondson Colls, Colls Kevin, Paul Edmondson, William Mitchell
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2016
• EAN: 9781526106490
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-0649-0
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 234 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean