Shakespeare and the Poet's Life

by Gary Schmidgall

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Shakespeare and the Poet's Life explores a central biographical question: why did Shakespeare choose to cease writing sonnets and court-focused long poems like The Rape of Lucrece and Venus and Adonis and continue writing plays? Author Gary Schmidgall persuasively demonstrates the value of contemplating the professional reasons Shakespeare -- or any poet of the time -- ceased being an Elizabethan court poet and focused his efforts on drama and the Globe. Students of Shakespeare and of Renaissance poetry will find Schmidgall's approach and conclusions both challenging and illuminating.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0813117062

ISBN13:9780813117065

Release Date:September 1990

Publisher:University Press of Kentucky

Length:248 Pages

Weight:1.27 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.7"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

16th Century Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Criticism & Theory Drama Education & Reference History & Criticism Literary Criticism

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