Shakespeare's family
By: Kate Emery Pogue.
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9780275995102
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Family; Shakespeare family; Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Homes and haunts -- England -- Stratford-upon-Avon; Dramatists, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Family relationships; Family in literature; Family -- England -- History -- 16th century; Family -- England -- History -- 17th century
Description: "To what extent did the relationships in Shakespeare's plays reflect the familial structures of his day? To what extent did Shakespeare personally experience the familial dynamics about which he wrote so eloquently? And to what extent were Shakespeare's own family experiences typical or atypical of other Elizabethan or Jacobean families? These questions can be addressed because more is known of Shakespeare's family than of the families of his fellow writers and actors. For several generations, members of the Shakespeare family were important local figures in and around Stratford-upon-Avon, and, fortunately, from the Middle Ages until the present day, Stratford-upon-Avon has remained one of the best-documented towns in England." "This book gathers into a single source all the available information concerning Shakespeare's family, from his grandfathers on the maternal and paternal sides to his granddaughter, the last member of his direct family line."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Shakespeare's family of origin; title: Part II. Shakespeare's nuclear family; title: Part III. Shakespeare's extended family; title: Part IV. Families in Shakespeare's work; title: Appendices: Family relationships in Shakespeare's plays, a complete list; plays and players in Stratford: did Shakespeare's family ever see his plays?; Katherine and Petruchio, journey to a happy marriage.