Shakespeare's restless world
MacGregor, Neil, 1946-2013
Book
In this work of historical reconstruction Neil MacGregor and his team at the British Museum, working together in a landmark collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the BBC, bring us twenty objects that capture the essence of Shakespeare's universe and the Tudor era of Elizabeth I.
Main title:
Shakespeare's restless world / Neil MacGregor.
Imprint:
New York, New York : Viking, [2013]
Collation:
xvi, 320 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm.
Variant title:
Jacket title: Shakespeare's restless world : a portrait of an era in twenty objects
Notes:
"The British Museum.""BBC Radio 4."Reprint. Originally published: London : Penguin, 2013.Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-302) and index.
Linking notes:
Reproduction of (manifestation) MacGregor, Neil, 1946- Shakespeare's restless world. London : Penguin, 2013
Contents:
Introduction : inside the Wooden O -- England goes global -- Communion and conscience -- Snacking through Shakespeare -- Life without Elizabeth -- Swordplay and swagger -- Europe : triumphs of the past -- Ireland : failures in the present -- City life, urban strife -- New science, old magic -- Toil and trouble -- Treason and plots -- Sex and the city -- From London to Marrakesh -- Disguise and deception -- The flag that failed -- A time of change, a change of time -- Plague and the playhouse -- London becomes Rome -- The theatres of cruelty -- Shakespeare goes global.
ISBN:
9780670026340 (hardcover)0670026344 (hardcover)
Dewey class:
942.055822.33
LC class:
PR2910
Language:
English
Subject:
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretationShakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- MiscellaneaMaterial culture -- England -- History -- 16th centuryEnglish literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticismEngland -- AntiquitiesEngland -- Civilization -- 16th centuryEngland -- Intellectual life -- 16th centuryEngland -- Social conditions -- 16th centuryGreat Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603
BRN:
218387
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Literature | LITER 822.33 MACG | Available |