SHAKESPEARE - COURT, CROWD AND PLAYHOUSE

Shakespeare is inseparable from his age - the brilliant pageant of Elizabethan England, glorified by Queen and courtiers, soldiers and explorers, poets and scholars. The text of this packed book is enlivened by hundreds of colour and black and white illustrations - contemporary drawings, portraits, views and documents - that bring Shakespeare's world and works to life. Additional documents include topic features on - Shakespeare the man; theatres and theatregoing; Shakespeare the author; Shakespeare studies; the changing perspective of criticism; productions and interpretations of Shakespeare's plays; Shakespeare in the cinema; the Shakespeare 'industry'.