Author: Robert Bearman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191077054
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
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 dealings which have little bearing on his creative work. However, this material does at least help us to evaluate how successful Shakespeare was in earning a living in a profession which, in his day, was far from mainstream. By calculating his income from theatrical sources and exploring how this affected his financial circumstances and his ability to invest for his and his family's security, we can come to a better understanding of his social standing at different periods in his life, the most obvious evidence to his late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century contemporaries of his success. Shakespeare undoubtedly died a man of comfortable means, but, as this book demonstrates, there is little to justify claims that he died possessed of great wealth. The circumstances of his daughters' marriages are a sufficient indication that he had not achieved true gentlemanly status. Other evidence suggests that he had not broken convincingly into the ranks of leading figures even of a small market town. Moreover, following a period of increasing prosperity, these 'business records' also reflect a declining income during the last ten years or so of his life and of his efforts to safeguard his assets. On the other hand, when compared with his father's business failure, mainly the result of a loss of credit, it is clear that, consciously or unconsciously, Shakespeare had the good sense or foresight not to over-reach himself.
Shakespeare's Industry
Author: Charlotte Carmichael Stopes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dramatists, English
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dramatists, English
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This Shakespeare Industry
Author: Ivor John Carnegie Brown
Publisher: Ardent Media
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Survey of the process of commercializing Stratford-upon-Avon, which began in a small way in the century after Shakespeare's death & has been growing steadily ever since. The authors write in entertaining fashion, demolishing legends with a light but firm touch. Illus.
Publisher: Ardent Media
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Survey of the process of commercializing Stratford-upon-Avon, which began in a small way in the century after Shakespeare's death & has been growing steadily ever since. The authors write in entertaining fashion, demolishing legends with a light but firm touch. Illus.
Shakespeare Survey: Volume 63, Shakespeare's English Histories and Their Afterlives
Author: Peter Holland
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521769159
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
The theme for Shakespeare Survey 63 is 'Shakespeare's English Histories and their Afterlives'.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521769159
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
The theme for Shakespeare Survey 63 is 'Shakespeare's English Histories and their Afterlives'.
The Life of Henry, Third Earl of Southampton, Shakespeare's Patron
Author: Charlotte Carmichael Stopes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Shakespeare's Money
Author: Robert Bearman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191077062
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
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 dealings which have little bearing on his creative work. However, this material does at least help us to evaluate how successful Shakespeare was in earning a living in a profession which, in his day, was far from mainstream. By calculating his income from theatrical sources and exploring how this affected his financial circumstances and his ability to invest for his and his family's security, we can come to a better understanding of his social standing at different periods in his life, the most obvious evidence to his late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century contemporaries of his success. Shakespeare undoubtedly died a man of comfortable means, but, as this book demonstrates, there is little to justify claims that he died possessed of great wealth. The circumstances of his daughters' marriages are a sufficient indication that he had not achieved true gentlemanly status. Other evidence suggests that he had not broken convincingly into the ranks of leading figures even of a small market town. Moreover, following a period of increasing prosperity, these 'business records' also reflect a declining income during the last ten years or so of his life and of his efforts to safeguard his assets. On the other hand, when compared with his father's business failure, mainly the result of a loss of credit, it is clear that, consciously or unconsciously, Shakespeare had the good sense or foresight not to over-reach himself.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191077062
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
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 dealings which have little bearing on his creative work. However, this material does at least help us to evaluate how successful Shakespeare was in earning a living in a profession which, in his day, was far from mainstream. By calculating his income from theatrical sources and exploring how this affected his financial circumstances and his ability to invest for his and his family's security, we can come to a better understanding of his social standing at different periods in his life, the most obvious evidence to his late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century contemporaries of his success. Shakespeare undoubtedly died a man of comfortable means, but, as this book demonstrates, there is little to justify claims that he died possessed of great wealth. The circumstances of his daughters' marriages are a sufficient indication that he had not achieved true gentlemanly status. Other evidence suggests that he had not broken convincingly into the ranks of leading figures even of a small market town. Moreover, following a period of increasing prosperity, these 'business records' also reflect a declining income during the last ten years or so of his life and of his efforts to safeguard his assets. On the other hand, when compared with his father's business failure, mainly the result of a loss of credit, it is clear that, consciously or unconsciously, Shakespeare had the good sense or foresight not to over-reach himself.
Shakespeare's Sources
Author: Kenneth Muir
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136556842
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
First published in 1957. This book finds discovers what the sources to Shakespeare's Comedies and Tragedies really were, considers the dramatic reasons for Shakespeare's departure from them and provides many examples of the way in which he made use of his general reading for particular scenes and speeches. Kenneth Muir shows that Shakespeare frequently uses more than one source and sometimes as many as eight.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136556842
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
First published in 1957. This book finds discovers what the sources to Shakespeare's Comedies and Tragedies really were, considers the dramatic reasons for Shakespeare's departure from them and provides many examples of the way in which he made use of his general reading for particular scenes and speeches. Kenneth Muir shows that Shakespeare frequently uses more than one source and sometimes as many as eight.
Shakespeare of Stratford
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Shakespeare of Stratford
Author: Tucker Brooke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The Yale Shakespeare: Shakespeare of Stratford : a handbook for students
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The Yale Shakespeare: Shakespeare of Stratford; a handbook for students, by Tucker Brooke
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description