Elizabethan Writers by Charles Nicholl
Part of the "Character Sketches" series, this title looks at Elizabethan writers. The series features compact guides devoted to literary, artistic and historic personalities, circles and themes. They contain portraits in a variety of media, all selected from the National Portrait Gallery's diverse collection. The illustrations are accompanied by substantial and relevant quotations from the works of the people featured, as well as contemporary descriptions and anecdotes from unpublished as well as published source. The books should be of interest to general readers and students alike. Charles Nicholls is the author of "The Creature in the Map", "The Fruit Palace", "Borderlines" and "The Reckoning" (which won the Crime Writers' Association Award for Nonfiction and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize).Charles Nicholl has written on history, biography, and travel, but as a literary detective, he combines all of these disciplines together. Christopher Marlowe, Arthur Rimbaud, and Leonardo da Vinci have all been discussed. He is a member of the Royal Society of Literature, a Hawthornden prize winner, and the winner of the James Tait Black prize for biography and the Crime Writers' Association's 'Gold Dagger' award. He has also taught in the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United States, and has presented documentary shows on television. He is a visiting Professor at Sussex University and resides in Lucchesia, Italy, with his wife and children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781855142008 |
| ISBN 10 | 1855142007 |
| Title | Elizabethan Writers |
| Author | Charles Nicholl |
| Series | Character Sketches |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | National Portrait Gallery Publications |
| Year published | 1997-06-27 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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