Shakespeare's Kings

In a sparkling, fast-paced narrative, Shakespeare's Kings chronicles the turbulent events that inspired Shakespeare's history plays, from Edward III to Richard III . In a time of uncertainty and incessant warfare - when the crown was constantly contested, alliances were made and broken, and the people rose up in revolt - this was the raw material that inspired Shakespeare's dramas. But what really happened between 1337 and 1485? Where did history stop and drama begin? John Julius Norwich establishes just how real Shakespeare's characters and events are and what liberties he took with the facts to entertain his audience. Shakespeare's Kings is an illuminating companion to history and to the richness of Shakespeare's imagination, with a body of work which still shapes our view of the past today.

Product details

• Authors: John Julius Norwich, Norwich John Julius
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9780571340255
• ISBN: 978-0-571-34025-5
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, Medieval History, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Richard III, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Literary studies: plays and playwrights