Shakespeare's wife
By: Germaine Greer.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Harper; HarperCollins
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9780061537158
Subjects: Hathaway, Anne, -- 1556?-1623.; Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Marriage.; Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Relations with women.; Hathaway, Anne, -- 1556?-1623.; Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616.; Authors' spouses -- England -- Biography.; Women -- England -- Social conditions -- 17th century.; Women -- England -- Social conditions -- 16th century.; Women -- England -- Social conditions.
Genres: Biography.
Description: Challenges popular beliefs about the estranged nature of Shakespeare's marriage to Ann Hathaway, placing their relationship in a social and historical context that poses alternative theories about her rural upbringing and role in the bard's professional life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-388) and index.