Shakespeare: A Life in Drama"Stanley Wells commands particular attention. . . .In this new book he surveys with common sense, stylish prose, and the insight that comes from a lifetime of study, all the plays and poems, setting them against what is known of their creator's life. . . . He is particularly attentive to theatrical values and alludes regularly to modern stage productions." --Washington Post |
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Contents
EIGHT Comedies of Venice Messina France Illyria | 158 |
SIXTEEN A Lost Play Based on Don Quixote One Last English | 372 |
SEVENTEEN Sir Thomas More A Funeral Elegy | 391 |
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| Title | Shakespeare: A Life in Drama |
| Author | Stanley Wells |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0393315622, 9780393315622 |
| Length | 403 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Criticism / Shakespeare |
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