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Sep 27, 2011 · Books. An illustration of two cells of a film strip. Video. An illustration of an audio speaker. ... Shakespeare : the biography by Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-Publication ...
Apr 21, 2010 · A TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BEST BOOK OF THE YEARDrawing on an exceptional combination of skills as literary biographer, novelist, and chronicler of London history, Peter Ackroyd surely...
Jun 30, 2022 · London : Vintage. Collection. internetarchivebooks; printdisabled. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. xiii, 546 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 20 cm. Biographer and novelist Ackroyd brings William Shakespeare to life in the manner of a contemporary rather than a biographer.
Jun 17, 2021 · English. xvi, 572 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 21 cm. Sheds new light on the life of the great Elizabethan playwright and poet, reassessing Shakespeare's work within the context of sixteenth-century London and Stratford-upon-Avon, as well as his lasting legacy for world literature. Originally published: Nan A. Talese, 2005.
Sep 26, 2005 · 2,176 ratings214 reviews. A TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR. Drawing on an exceptional combination of skills as literary biographer, novelist, and chronicler of London history, Peter Ackroyd surely re-creates the world that shaped Shakespeare--and brings the playwright himself into unusually vivid focus.
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Bibliographic information. Peter Ackroyd's method is to position Shakespeare in the close context of his world. In this way, Ackroyd not only richly conjures up the texture of...
His method is to position the playwright in the context of his world, exploring everything from Stratford's humble town to its fields of wildflowers; discerning influences on the plays from...
