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Shakespeare of London

Marchette Chute's magnificent and unique account of Shakespeare's life and times, based solely on contemporary documents, emphasizes Shakespeare's life as a working member of the London theatre — as an actor, a director, a producer, a playwright and theatre owner. But of almost equal importance in this great book is the city of London itself — that brilliant, lively, creative city in which Shakespeare's art was rooted and through which it flourished. As John Mason Brown has said, "... I will tell you the truth. I have never read a book which gave so vivid a picture of the times, the theatre companies, the outstanding personalities, or the background of Shakespeare's own life."

"If I were to recommend one book on Shakespeare, his life, his England, to the average student or layman, this would be the one."

- George Freedley, The Library Journal

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 397
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780525470014
  • Genres
  • biography, history, drama, theatre
  • Release date
  • 1957