Shadowplay
The Hidden Beliefs and Coded Politics of William Shakespeare
- Paperback
370 pages
- Release Date
25 September 2018
Summary
In 16th century England many loyal subjects to the crown were asked to make a terrible choice: to follow their monarch or their God. The era was one of unprecedented authoritarianism: England, it seemed, had become a police state, fearful of threats from abroad and plotters at home. This age of terror was also the era of the greatest creative genius the world has ever known: William Shakespeare. How, then, could such a remarkable man born into such violently volatile times apparently make no …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781541774292 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1541774299 |
| Author: | Clare Asquith |
| Publisher: | PublicAffairs,U.S. |
| Imprint: | PublicAffairs,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 370 |
| Release Date: | 25 September 2018 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 138mm x 208mm |
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Clare Asquith
Clare Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith, is the author of Shadowplay: The Hidden Beliefs and Coded Politics of William Shakespeare. She studied English literature at Oxford, where she gained a congratulatory First. Her ideas about Shakespeare’s politics and religion were first raised in the Times Literary Supplement in 2001. Since then, she has written numerous articles and lectured widely on Shakespeare and his background.
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