Shakespeare (Life And Works) (Life & Works)

by Christopher Martin (Author), Christopher Martin (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1988

  $5.24

  As part of the Life and works series, this book provides an introduction to the life and works of William Shakespeare. It aims to help students develop a critical understanding of his work through commentary on several well-known plays and poems and by considering the political and social context in which they were written. Using documentary and anecdotal evidence and comment from contemporary sources, the author builds up a picture of the playwright and the Elizabethan and Jacobean society in which he lived. The growth of Shakespeare's fame which developed after his death is also considered. With a glossary, further reading, list of dates related to Shakespeare's life and works and an index this book may be of interest to GCSE students.