The Private Life of William Shakespeare
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The Private Life of William Shakespeare tells the story of Shakespeare as a family man and explores his life in Stratford-upon-Avon, from his personal aspirations and self-determination to his relations with family members and neighbours. Orlin offers close readings of key archival documents associated with Shakespeare and develops a contextual understanding of the genres from which these documents emerge, reconsidering clusters of evidence that have been held to 'prove' some persistent biographical fables. We learn that his early wedding freed him from craft training and allowed him to pursue a literary career, and that his wife's work enabled him to make the first of the property purchases that grounded his life as a gentleman. His funerary monument suggests that the man of 'small Latin and less Greek' in fact had some experience of an Oxford education. Throughout, we encounter a Shakespeare who consciously and purposefully designed his life - a Shakespeare who, having witnessed the business failures of his merchant father, determined not to follow the same path.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0198924933
ISBN13:9780198924937
Release Date:June 2024
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:448 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"
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