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Shakespeare: Poet and Citizen
Victor Kiernan
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Description for Shakespeare: Poet and Citizen
Paperback. A vivid and absorbing portrait of the great dramatist, which reveals how his writings were shaped by the social and political upheavals of his age. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
'This book rests on a lifetime's thinking about history. It helps us see Shakespeare in a more realistic light .' Times Literary Supplement Although Shakespeare is rightly celebrated for the continued relevancy of his plays and poetry today, we too often lose sight of the wider historical context which shaped his work. In Shakespeare: Poet and Citizen, Victor Kiernan shows that Shakespeare was profoundly sensitive to the great social and political upheavals of his age. Shakespeare's life coincided with the first challenges to the institution of monarchy, as well as far-reaching transformations in the social ... Read more
'This book rests on a lifetime's thinking about history. It helps us see Shakespeare in a more realistic light .' Times Literary Supplement Although Shakespeare is rightly celebrated for the continued relevancy of his plays and poetry today, we too often lose sight of the wider historical context which shaped his work. In Shakespeare: Poet and Citizen, Victor Kiernan shows that Shakespeare was profoundly sensitive to the great social and political upheavals of his age. Shakespeare's life coincided with the first challenges to the institution of monarchy, as well as far-reaching transformations in the social ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
371g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783606719
SKU
V9781783606719
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Ref
99-10
About Victor Kiernan
Victor Kiernan (1913-2009) ranks among Britain's most distinguished historians. After a fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge, and a long period spent teaching in India, he joined the History Department at the University of Edinburgh, where he served as professor of modern history from 1970 until his retirement. Over the course of his life he authored such works as Eight Tragedies ... Read more
Reviews for Shakespeare: Poet and Citizen
'Victor Kiernan is one of the best historians of seventeenth-century England. And he is also a sensitive literary critic. The combination of these gifts makes his book a remarkable achievement. It will become a classic.' Christopher Hill 'The strength of this book lies in the total view of political and social conditions of the period ... Read more