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Shakespeare's Settings and a Sense of Place
Ralph Berry
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Description for Shakespeare's Settings and a Sense of Place
Paperback. Published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, this is an original and accessible synthesis of the author's conviction that many of Shakespeare's plays are powerfully shaped by their sense of place. Num Pages: 144 pages, 36 black and white images. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Shakespeare’s use of location governs his dramas. Some he was personally familiar with, like Windsor; some he knew through his imagination, like Kronborg Castle (‘Elsinore’); some matter because Shakespeare’s plays were performed there, like Hampton Court and the Great Hall of the Middle Temple. Shakespeare’s plays are powerfully shaped by their sense of place, and the location becomes an unacknowledged actor. This book is about the locations that he used for his plays, each of which the author has visited, and the result presents the reader with a sense of those places that Shakespeare knew either through direct personal contact ... Read more
Shakespeare’s use of location governs his dramas. Some he was personally familiar with, like Windsor; some he knew through his imagination, like Kronborg Castle (‘Elsinore’); some matter because Shakespeare’s plays were performed there, like Hampton Court and the Great Hall of the Middle Temple. Shakespeare’s plays are powerfully shaped by their sense of place, and the location becomes an unacknowledged actor. This book is about the locations that he used for his plays, each of which the author has visited, and the result presents the reader with a sense of those places that Shakespeare knew either through direct personal contact ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
101
Place of Publication
Wales, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783168088
SKU
V9781783168088
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Ref
99-15
About Ralph Berry
Suitable for schools and tourist market.
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