A01=Park Honan
Author_Park Honan
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Product details
- ISBN 9780198117926
- Weight: 755g
- Dimensions: 148 x 225mm
- Publication Date: 29 Oct 1998
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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In the most complete, accurate, and up-to-date narrative of Shakespeare's life ever written, Park Honan uses a wealth of fresh information to dramatically alter our perceptions of the actor, poet, and playwright.
The young poet's relationships, his early courtship of Anne Hathaway, their marriage, his attitudes to women such as Jennet Davenant, Marie Mountjoy, and his own daughters, are seen in a new light, illuminating Shakespeare's needs, habits, passions and concerns. Park Honan examines the world of the playing companies -- the power of patronage, theatrical conditions, and personal rivalries -- to reveal the relationship between the man and the writing, and using previously unpublished material explores the causes of Shakespeare's success; Stratford childhood, his parents' capabilities, and his preparations for a London career. Shakespeare: A Life casts new light on the complexity and fascination of Shakespeare's life and his extraordinary development as an artist.
Park Honan is Emeritus Professor at the School of English, University of Leeds.
