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Shakespeare's Money
Robert Bearman
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Description for Shakespeare's Money
Hardcover. Shakespeare's Money explores what archival records can reveal about Shakespeare's economic and social success, shedding light on how he elevated his family from lowly status to minor gentry and how economic concerns were ever present in his daily life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
There is no doubting Shakespeare's literary genius, immortalised in his published work. However, statements along these lines are frequently followed by laments of how little is known about this life. This is true if we wish to know about Shakespeare's movements on even a month-by-month basis, or about his working practices and relationships with his theatrical fellows. However, too great an emphasis on this dearth of material not only leads to ill-informed comment that this is somehow 'suspicious' but also tends to downgrade the importance of what material has survived, often dismissed instead simply as evidence of his business ... Read more
There is no doubting Shakespeare's literary genius, immortalised in his published work. However, statements along these lines are frequently followed by laments of how little is known about this life. This is true if we wish to know about Shakespeare's movements on even a month-by-month basis, or about his working practices and relationships with his theatrical fellows. However, too great an emphasis on this dearth of material not only leads to ill-informed comment that this is somehow 'suspicious' but also tends to downgrade the importance of what material has survived, often dismissed instead simply as evidence of his business ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
362g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198759249
SKU
V9780198759249
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About Robert Bearman
Bob Bearman was formerly Head of Archives and Local Studies at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. He has been General Editor of the Publications of the Dugdale Society since 2002.
Reviews for Shakespeare's Money
Analyzing them with meticulous care and sober impartiality ... Bearman is able to shed considerable light thought-provoking study ... a valuable resource for scholars.
Around the Globe
an absorbing portrait of Shakespeare's financial life
Jerry Brotton, The Daily Telegraph
scrupulous and comprehensive ... illuminating ...
Jonathan Bate, New Statesman
In this sober, careful, and ... Read more
Around the Globe
an absorbing portrait of Shakespeare's financial life
Jerry Brotton, The Daily Telegraph
scrupulous and comprehensive ... illuminating ...
Jonathan Bate, New Statesman
In this sober, careful, and ... Read more