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Shakespeare and the Prince of Love
Anthony Arlidge
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Description for Shakespeare and the Prince of Love
Paperback. Through his researches in the archive of 16th and 17th-century manuscripts and documents at the Middle Temple in London, the author reveals that Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" was commissioned for performance there in 1602. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 colour illustrations, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 375.
Through his researches in the rich archive of 16th and 17th century manuscripts and documents at the Middle Temple in London, where he is a senior barrister, Anthony Arlidge has revealed that Shakespeare's Twelfth Night was commissioned for performance there in 1602. Middle Temple Hall is the only building surviving from Shakespeare's time where it is known that one of his plays had its first night. He shows that, with its many legal references and 'inn-jokes', Twelfth Night was almost certainly written for an audience of lawyers. The Middle Temple was in fact full of talented young poets and playwrights ... Read more
Through his researches in the rich archive of 16th and 17th century manuscripts and documents at the Middle Temple in London, where he is a senior barrister, Anthony Arlidge has revealed that Shakespeare's Twelfth Night was commissioned for performance there in 1602. Middle Temple Hall is the only building surviving from Shakespeare's time where it is known that one of his plays had its first night. He shows that, with its many legal references and 'inn-jokes', Twelfth Night was almost certainly written for an audience of lawyers. The Middle Temple was in fact full of talented young poets and playwrights ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781900357197
SKU
V9781900357197
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Ref
99-39
About Anthony Arlidge
Anthony Arlidge is well known as a senior barrister and Queen's Counsel at the Middle Temple in London, where he is Master of the Entertainments, and he is the co-author of standard textbooks on contempt of court and fraud. He has long had an interest in the theatre, and in 1998 he directed the performance of a highly successful new ... Read more
Reviews for Shakespeare and the Prince of Love
'...[his book] is important not because it shows that Twelfth Night was first performed at the Middle Temple but because it demonstates the close links between Shakespeare and the Inns. If it was specially commissioned by the Inns it has all sorts of ramifications for other plays, including Troilus and Cressida...' Professor Anne Barton, Faculty of English, University of Cambridge ... Read more