Shakespeare's Shrine: The Bard's Birthplace and the Invention of Stratford-upon-Avon (Haney Foundation Series)

by JuliaThomas (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  2015

  $33.49

  As the first major study of Shakespeare's Birthplace during the nineteenth century, Shakespeare's Shrine draws on extensive archival research to describe the invention of the Birthplace in the Victorian period, when the site was purchased for the nation, extensively restored, and transformed into a major tourist attraction.