The Truth about William Shakespeare: Fact, Fiction and Modern Biographies Contributor(s): Ellis, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0748646671 ISBN-13: 9780748646678 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Drama | Shakespeare - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Dewey: 822.33 |
LCCN: 2012451939 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (0.80 lbs) 208 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A polemical attack on the ways recent Shakespeare biographers have disguised their lack of information How is it that biographies of Shakespeare can continue to appear when so little is known about him, and what is known has been in the public domain for so long? Why is it that a majority of the biographies published in the last decade have been written by distinguished Shakespeareans who ought to know better? This book attempts to solve this puzzle by examining the methods the biographers have used to hide their lack of knowledge. At the same time, by exploring efforts to write a life of Shakespeare along traditional lines, it asks what kind of animal biography really is and how it should be written. Key Features:
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