Citizen Shakespeare
Subtitle: a social and political portrait
By: James C. Humes ; forewords by Lord Crathorne, John F. Andrews, Ronnie Mulryne.
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Political and social views.; Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century.; Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.; Literature and society -- England -- History -- 16th century.; Literature and society -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Dramatists, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography.; Political plays, English -- History and criticism.; Social problems in literature.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-178) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Foreword by Lord Crathorne vii; title: Foreword by John F. Andrews viiii; title: Foreword by Ronnie Mulryne xi; title: Acknowledgements xv; title: Introduction xvii; title: 1 A Father's Dream 1; title: 2 A Dream Dashed 11; title: 3 The Carpenter and Christopher 17; title: 4 Apprentice Actor 25; title: 5 Night of Errors 29; title: 6 Chronicles and Kings 33; title: 7 Atrocious and Andronicus 41; title: 8 Lovers and Lenders 47; title: 9 Plague and Passion 55; title: 10 The Plot and the Play 63; title: 11 A Young Heir's Death 69; title: 12 The Fat Falstaff 73; title: 13 Helpfor a Hero 81; title: 14 Eviction and Erection 91; title: 15 The Deer and the Bear 95; title: 16 Romantic Entanglements 101; title: 17 Rebellion and Revival 109; title: 18 The Sovereign and Son Who Might Have; title: Been 113; title: 19 The Playwright Finds a Patron 121; title: 20 The Moor and Madness 127; title: 21 The King's Man 133; title: 22 The Squire and His Ladies 139; title: 23 An Artist's Adieu 147; title: 24 Goodbye, Globe 153; title: 25 Property and Posterity 159; title: Conclusion: Death and Destiny 167; title: Bibliography 177; title: Index 179; title: 179.