The complete illustrated works of William Shakespeare
Author: William Shakespeare
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Published: 2009
Total Pages: 1024
ISBN-13: 9780753711781
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Author: William Shakespeare
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Published: 2009
Total Pages: 1024
ISBN-13: 9780753711781
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: J.R. Mulryne
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-03-09
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 131702964X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe guild buildings of Shakespeare’s Stratford represent a rare instance of a largely unchanged set of buildings which draw together the threads of the town’s civic life. With its multi-disciplinary perspectives on this remarkable group of buildings, this volume provides a comprehensive account of the religious, educational, legal, social and theatrical history of Stratford, focusing on the sixteenth century and Tudor Reformation. The essays interweave with one another to provide a map of the complex relationships between the buildings and their history. Opening with an investigation of the Guildhall, which served as the headquarters of the Guild of the Holy Cross until the Tudor Reformation, the book explores the building’s function as a centre of local government and community law and as a place of entertainment and education. It is beyond serious doubt that Shakespeare was a school boy here, and the many visits to the Guildhall by professional touring players during the latter half of the sixteenth-century may have prompted his acting and playwriting career. The Guildhall continues to this day to house a school for the education of secondary-level boys. The book considers educational provision during the mid sixteenth century as well as examining the interaction between touring players and the everyday politics and social life of Stratford. At the heart of the volume is archaeological and documentary research which uses up-to-date analysis and new dendrochronological investigations to interpret the buildings and their medieval wall paintings as well as proposing a possible location of the school before it transferred to the Guildhall. Together with extensive archival research into the town’s Court of Record which throws light on the commercial and social activities of the period, this rich body of research brings us closer to life as it was lived in Shakespeare’s Stratford.
Author: William Shakespeare
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Published: 1891
Total Pages: 200
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Samuel Neil
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Published: 1862
Total Pages: 122
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Katherine Scheil
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2019-07-12
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 1789202574
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the site of literary pilgrimage since the eighteenth century, the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the topic of hundreds of imaginary portrayals, Stratford is ripe for analysis, both in terms of its factual existence and its fictional afterlife. The essays in this volume consider the various manifestations of the physical and metaphorical town on the Avon, across time, genre and place, from America to New Zealand, from children’s literature to wartime commemorations. We meet many Stratfords in this collection, real and imaginary, and the interplay between the two generates new visions of the place.
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Hamlyn
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 1023
ISBN-13: 9781851523818
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents an unabridged edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare, featuring his comedies, histories, tragedies, sonnets, and poems, with over 450 black-and-white drawings.
Author: J. Harvey Bloom
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Published: 2017-10-06
Total Pages: 227
ISBN-13: 1473344379
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 1902, this vintage book contains a detailed and fascinating history of the Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity of Stratford-Upon-Avon ("Shakespeare's Church"), with information on its architecture, ornaments and decorations, notable personages, and much more. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in this famous church and the history of the surrounding town, Stratford-Upon-Avon. Contents include: "Foundation and Structural Alterations", "The Building", "The Medieval Furniture and Ornaments", "Misericordes", "Stained Glass", "Altar Plate", "The Font", "The Bells", "The Organ", "The Pulpit", "The Chapelries : Bishopton, Luddington, Clopton, Shottery, St. James", "The College, History of The Building", "Seals", "Rectors, Chantry Keepers, Deans and Vicars", "Monuments", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition for the enjoyment of modern readers.
Author: William Shakespeare
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Published: 1872
Total Pages: 1112
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Johanne M. Stochholm
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-08-13
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 1317645898
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe great Shakespeare Jubilee festival was held at Stratford, under the direction of David Garrick. The occasion was the dedication of the new town hall and the presentation by Garrick of a statue of Shakespeare. Immense interest, enthusiasm, and controversy were aroused by the plans, which involved not only theatrical and rhetorical festivities but fireworks, processions and a horserace. This book was originally published in 1964 to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth. It describes the festival, which touched heights of success and depths of disaster, its impact on Stratford, its after effects in London, especially theatrical London, where rival managers tried to cash in on Garrick’s idea and where Garrick turned the Stratford failure into resounding success at Drury Lane. The author quotes entertainingly from newspapers, memoirs, and plays, and illustrates her book with contemporary engravings and portraits.
Author: William Shakespeare
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Published: 1913
Total Pages: 192
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