Shakespeare Without a Life

For almost two centuries, Shakespeare had no biography. Neither did his life have a timeline, and historians and archivists did not have the materials to make one. Does this mean that Shakespeare was not valued or understood until after 1800? This book focuses on a critical absence in the unfolding of Shakespeare's story.

Sommario

• 1: Shakespeare Without a Life


• 2: Shakespeare's Timeline


• 3: The Archive and its Discontents


• 4: Shakespeare's Dateless Sonnets

Info autore

Margreta de Grazia is Emerita Sheli Z. and Burton X. Rosenberg Professor of the Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of Shakespeare Verbatim (Oxford University Press, 1991), 'Hamlet' without Hamlet (Cambridge University Press, 2007) and Four Shakespearean Period Pieces (University of Chicago Press, 2021).

Riassunto

For almost two centuries, Shakespeare had no biography. Neither did his life have a timeline, and historians and archivists did not have the materials to make one. Does this mean that Shakespeare was not valued or understood until after 1800? This book focuses on a critical absence in the unfolding of Shakespeare's story.

Testo aggiuntivo

Compelling ... Would the lack of a life provide an enticing reading strategy? ... Shakespeare Without a Life is not just the title of de Grazia's book but a possible hermeneutic.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Margreta de Grazia, Margreta (Emerita Sheli Z. And Burton X De Grazia
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2023
• EAN: 9780198812548
• ISBN: 978-0-19-881254-8
• Pagine: 192
• Serie: Oxford Wells Shakespeare Lectures; Oxford Wells Shakespeare Lectu
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, European History, English, HISTORY / Europe / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Biography: writers, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean